County government · Traill County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Traill County took in $17.4 million and spent $17.1 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 money45%County taxes38%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)15%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
38%$6.5 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 services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.2 million
  • Road charges$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$285 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$7.8 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$257 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Environment and natural resources19%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Social services12%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

19%

of Traill 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
30%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Environment and natural resources
19%$3.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$875 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$590 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$570 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$636 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$205 thousand
Social services
12%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
6.4%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Traill 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 Traill 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.