County government · Morton County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Morton County took in $37.3 million and spent $35.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes39%Fines and other7.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)5.0%Local tax money1.9%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes39%

Property tax
32%$12.1 million
Other taxes
6.1%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Severance taxes$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$206 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$17.4 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$724 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs14%Social services12%Health and hospitals11%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

12%

of Morton County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$738 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$137 thousand
Social services
12%$4.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.1 million
Health and hospitals
11%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$855 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$855 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$449 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$449 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Morton 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.