County government · Emmons County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emmons County took in $4.1 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes86%State tax money11%Local tax money2.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

85%

of Emmons County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes86%

Property tax
85%$3.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$436 thousand

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$110 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals7.4%Environment and natural resources1.5%

What stands out

61%

of Emmons 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
61%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$840 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$445 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$395 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$760 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$569 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.4%$386 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$386 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Emmons County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Emmons 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.