County government · Slope County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Slope County took in $7.1 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money49%State tax money38%County taxes6.1%Local tax money2.3%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

49%

of Slope County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes6.1%

Property tax
5.9%$418 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money49%

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

From the federal government
49%$3.5 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$2.7 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$164 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$129 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Social services3.8%Environment and natural resources2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

60%

of Slope 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
60%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$782 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$214 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$248 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$168 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$33 thousand
Social services
3.8%$164 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$164 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$119 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Slope 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 Slope 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.