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DAWSON COUNTY finances

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DAWSON COUNTY

County in Montana (Dawson County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 8,830.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$8.4 millionT
Charges and fees$6.3 millionA
Other general revenue$1.0 millionU
From the federal government$4.1 millionB
From the state government$4.0 millionC
From local governments$0D
Spending: current operations$15.7 millionE
Spending: construction$6.3 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$65,000I
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$1.6 millionL M Q S
General revenue$23.9 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$22.1 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$2.2 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Correction Insts$4.8 million
Regular Highways$3.9 million
General NEC$3.6 million
Police Protection$2.7 million
Health$1.4 million
Judicial$975,000
Sewerage$849,000
Central Staff$755,000
Welfare NEC$571,000
Libraries$469,000
Air Trans$373,000
Water Utilities$373,000
Financial Adm$328,000
Natural Resources NEC$274,000
Misc Comm Act$269,000
Parks & Rec$131,000
Elem Sec Educ$93,000
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$92,000
Local Fire Protection$67,000
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$28,000
Solid Waste Mgt$22,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$2.3 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$107,000
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$2.2 million
A01Air Transportation Charges$281,000
A59Nat Resources NEC Charges$34,000
A80Sewerage Charges$502,000
A89All Other NEC Charges$5.5 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$23,000
B89Federal IG Other$4.1 million
C89State IG Other$4.0 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$373,000
E03Misc Comm Act-Current Oper$269,000
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$4.4 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$93,000
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$328,000
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$67,000
E25Judicial-Current Operation$975,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$755,000
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$92,000
E32Health-Current Operation$1.3 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$2.5 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$28,000
E52Libraries-Current Operation$334,000
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$274,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$131,000
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$2.2 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$571,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$647,000
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$22,000
E89General NEC-Current Operation$248,000
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$145,000
F04Correction Insts-Construction$411,000
F32Health-Construction$66,000
F44Regular Highways-Construction$1.4 million
F52Libraries-Construction$135,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$506,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$202,000
F89General NEC-Construction$3.4 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$228,000
I89General Interest on Debt$65,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$1.6 million
T01Property Tax$8.4 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$2,000
T29Other License Tax$1,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$7,000
U20Interest Earnings$143,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$167,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$721,000

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 301021108106.