County government · Williams County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Williams County took in $143 million and spent $104 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes35%Fines and other7.1%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)5.8%Local tax money4.0%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

25%

of Williams County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes35%

Sales tax
25%$35.5 million
Property tax
9.1%$13.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$364 thousand
  • Other licenses$326 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Road charges$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$1.9 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$66.9 million

Local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.0%$5.7 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$9.8 million
Fines
0.3%$396 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments27%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services5.3%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

27%

of Williams County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
27%$27.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$27.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$25.4 million
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$13.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$19.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$18.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.5 million
Social services
5.3%$5.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.5 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Williams 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.