County government · Ransom County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ransom County took in $6.0 million and spent $4.7 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 money55%County taxes36%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)7.8%Fines and other0.9%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
35%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$466 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$191 thousand
  • Other service charges$191 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$3.3 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$33 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$28 thousand
Fines
0.4%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Social services11%Health and hospitals7.3%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

11%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$1.5 million
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$579 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$400 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$397 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$777 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$423 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$257 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$97 thousand
Social services
11%$526 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$526 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$339 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$339 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.9%$229 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$229 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$217 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$217 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ransom 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 Ransom 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.