County government · Sheridan County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheridan County took in $2.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money25%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money3.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.0%

What stands out

64%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
64%$1.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$84 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$556 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

57%

of Sheridan 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
57%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$451 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$162 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$304 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$263 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheridan County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sheridan 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.