County government · Hettinger County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hettinger County took in $5.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes35%Fines and other13%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)2.7%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

47%

of Hettinger County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$1.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$137 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Road charges$80 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$2.4 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$137 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$647 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Social services17%Environment and natural resources12%Running the government and other costs4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

66%

of Hettinger 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
66%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Social services
17%$334 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$334 thousand
Environment and natural resources
12%$237 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hettinger 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 Hettinger 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.