County government · Foster County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Foster County took in $5.1 million and spent $5.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money31%Local tax money9.2%Federal tax money7.7%Fees for services4.5%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

9.2%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
45%$2.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$227 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$168 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$392 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.6 million

Local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.2%$467 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$127 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs29%Social services14%Health and hospitals5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

14%

of Foster County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$797 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$553 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$264 thousand
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
Social services
14%$813 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$813 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$349 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$349 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$326 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$292 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$120 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Foster County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Foster 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.