County government · Nelson County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nelson County took in $8.3 million and spent $8.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%County taxes29%Fees for services (road charges)6.6%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes29%

Property tax
29%$2.4 million

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$548 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$287 thousand
  • Other service charges$261 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%$51 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$5.2 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

59%

of Nelson 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
59%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$748 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$748 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$564 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$564 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$355 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$355 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$197 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$197 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nelson 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 Nelson 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.