County government · Griggs County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Griggs County took in $5.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes91%State tax money6.3%Local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.5%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

91%

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

County taxes91%

Property tax
91%$5.0 million

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$30 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$344 thousand

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$88 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

77%

of Griggs 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
77%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$401 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$221 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$344 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$237 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$107 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Griggs 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 Griggs 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.