County government · Cavalier County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cavalier County took in $10.0 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes39%Fines and other10%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)9.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Cavalier County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
39%$3.9 million
Sales tax
0.1%$10 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$894 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$401 thousand
  • Road charges$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$4.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$60 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals8.0%Social services7.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

49%

of Cavalier County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$193 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
8.0%$876 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$876 thousand
Social services
7.8%$850 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$850 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$312 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$312 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cavalier 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 Cavalier 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.