County government · Oliver County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oliver County took in $4.5 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money32%Fines and other8.4%Local tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Oliver County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
35%$1.6 million
Other taxes
18%$810 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$759 thousand
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$100 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.4 million

Local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.1%$182 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$378 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals6.8%Environment and natural resources4.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

51%

of Oliver 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
51%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$743 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$303 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$627 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$538 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$277 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$277 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$168 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$168 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$103 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$103 thousand
Social services
1.6%$64 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$64 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oliver 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 Oliver 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.