County government · Cass County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cass County took in $285 million and spent $204 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Local tax money43%County taxes30%State tax money18%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)3.0%

What stands out

43%

of Cass County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
20%$58.0 million
Sales tax
8.1%$23.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$183 thousand
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Road charges$633 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$87 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$50.7 million

Local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
43%$124 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$15.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$244 thousand

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources46%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs7.1%Social services5.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

46%

of Cass County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
46%$93.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$93.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$46.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$23.0 million
  • Police$18.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$33.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$14.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$254 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Social services
5.5%$11.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$956 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$956 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Cass 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.