County government · Golden Valley County, ND

Golden Valley County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Golden Valley County took in $6.5 million and spent $6.2 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 taxes48%State tax money44%Fees for services (road charges)4.9%Fines and other1.7%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

36%

of Golden Valley County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes48%

Other taxes
36%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$788 thousand

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$316 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$277 thousand
  • Road charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$2.9 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$61 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Environment and natural resources22%Running the government and other costs16%Social services12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

22%

of Golden Valley County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.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
Environment and natural resources
22%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$499 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$498 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Social services
12%$715 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$715 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$436 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$436 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley 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.