County government · Walsh County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walsh County took in $14.2 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money30%Fines and other13%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)8.6%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

13%

of Walsh County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
45%$6.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$918 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$301 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$418 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$4.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Environment and natural resources17%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

17%

of Walsh 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
27%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$877 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$828 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$877 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$877 thousand
Environment and natural resources
17%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$807 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$807 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$467 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$110 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
Social services
0.4%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walsh 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 Walsh 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.