County government · Grant County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grant County took in $3.6 million and spent $3.1 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 taxes54%State tax money36%Local tax money4.8%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)2.0%Federal tax money1.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
52%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.2%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$73 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$68 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$1.3 million

Local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.8%$171 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$54 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs20%Environment and natural resources5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Social services1.3%

What stands out

44%

of Grant 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
44%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$812 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$453 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$141 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$620 thousand
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$240 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$156 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$158 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$125 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
Social services
1.3%$42 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant 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 Grant 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.