County government · Sargent County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sargent County took in $7.4 million and spent $7.6 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 taxes44%State tax money33%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)13%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money5.5%

What stands out

44%

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

County taxes44%

Property tax
44%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$921 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$676 thousand
  • Other service charges$212 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$404 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.4 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$415 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs33%Environment and natural resources16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Sargent 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%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.5 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)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$605 thousand
Environment and natural resources
16%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sargent 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 Sargent 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.