County government · LaMoure County, ND

La Moure County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Moure County took in $6.0 million and spent $8.5 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 taxes50%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges)9.7%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
50%$3.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$585 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$403 thousand
  • Other service charges$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$270 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$276 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking27%Environment and natural resources9.2%Health and hospitals8.4%Social services6.5%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

9.2%

of La Moure 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
9.2%$787 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$787 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$717 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$717 thousand
Social services
6.5%$557 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$557 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$553 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$521 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

La Moure 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 La Moure 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.