County government · Burleigh County, ND

Burleigh County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Burleigh County took in $70.7 million and spent $67.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money34%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)14%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

16%

of Burleigh County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
28%$19.5 million
Sales tax
16%$11.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$262 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$5.4 million
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.5%$2.4 million

State tax money34%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
34%$23.8 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs26%Environment and natural resources2.4%Interest on debt1.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

31%

of Burleigh County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$25.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$11.5 million
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$160 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$20.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.9 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$17.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$966 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$953 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
  • Libraries$383 thousand
Social services
1.1%$760 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$760 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$247 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$247 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burleigh County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Burleigh County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.