County government · Towner County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Towner County took in $4.4 million and spent $4.6 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 taxes52%State tax money29%Fees for services16%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes52%

Property tax
52%$2.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$717 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$717 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$127 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals6.6%Environment and natural resources3.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

49%

of Towner County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$2.3 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)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$801 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$785 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$785 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$304 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$304 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$154 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$154 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$86 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Towner 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 Towner 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.