County government · Divide County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Divide County took in $15.5 million and spent $22.0 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 money40%Local tax money37%County taxes16%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

37%

of Divide County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes16%

Property tax
15%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$300 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$648 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$6.3 million

Local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
37%$5.8 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Social services3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

55%

of Divide County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$12.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$713 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$489 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
  • Airports$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$818 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$295 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$205 thousand
Social services
3.0%$659 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$659 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$197 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$142 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$133 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$130 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$130 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Divide 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 Divide 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.