The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 2.  Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.  Revised October 2005)
Description Montana
County Municipal Township Special District School District
government government government government government
amount amount amount amount amount
1 2 3 4 5
       
       
                    Revenue1 567,789 492,575 - 182,358 1,169,264
         
               General revenue1 567,774 425,314 - 173,150 1,169,264
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 151,363 99,210 - 40,449 807,179
     From federal government 62,383 19,152 - 27,541 62,761
     From state government 84,892 75,126 X 8,473 641,645
     From local government1 4,088 4,932 X 4,435 102,773
         
General revenue from own sources   416,411 326,104 - 132,701 362,085
    Taxes   273,299 117,188 - 27,824 274,140
          Property 272,065 101,346 - 23,347 274,140
          Sales and gross receipts   - 3,238 - - -
               General sales   - - - - -
               Selective sales - 3,238 - - -
                    Motor fuel - - - - -
                    Alcoholic beverage - - - - -
                    Tobacco products - - - - -
                    Public utilities   - - - - -
                    Other selective sales   - 3,238 - - -
          Individual income   - - - - -
          Corporate income   - - - - -
          License taxes 35 99 - - -
            Motor vehicle license   35 99 - - -
          Other taxes   1,199 12,505 - 4,477 -
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   143,112 208,916 - 104,877 87,945
          Current charges   102,941 121,534 - 78,250 57,720
               Education   - - - - 57,720
                    Institutions of higher education   - - - - 6,875
                    School lunch sales (gross) - - - - 14,890
               Hospitals   10,875 - - 24,557 -
               Highways   410 3,292 - - -
               Air transportation (airports)   )                         2,525 6,692 - 9,328 -
               Parking facilities   - 2,742 - - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - - - -
               Natural resources   - - - 3,993 -
               Parks and recreation   6,715 5,824 - - -
               Housing and community development   - 323 - 4,184 -
               Sewerage   - 43,048 - 7,156 -
               Solid waste management   14,210 31,825 - 5,097 -
               Other charges   68,206 27,788 - 23,935 -
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   40,171 87,382 - 26,627 30,225
               Interest earnings   14,050 40,888 - 9,642 13,762
               Special assessments   8,396 26,247 - 10,835 -
               Sale of property   - - - 2,627 -
               Other general revenue   17,725 20,247 - 3,523 16,463
         
               Other than general revenue 15 67,261 - 9,208 -
         
Utility revenue 15 67,261 - 9,208 -
     Water supply   15 64,944 - 8,430 -
     Electric power   - - - 66 -
     Gas supply   - 1,229 - - -
     Transit   - 1,088 - 712 -
         
Liquor store revenue   - - - - -
         
Insurance trust revenue   - - - - -
     Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
     Employee retirement   - - - - -
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - - - -
         
                Expenditure1 548,013 494,226 - 162,003 1,166,347
         
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 103,471 3,661 - 2,591 -
     Direct expenditure   444,542 490,565 - 159,412 1,166,347
          Current operations   389,100 396,026 - 125,556 1,080,331
          Capital outlay   48,040 44,782 - 29,739 72,292
               Construction   2,636 5,131 - 17,022 48,478
               Other capital outlay   45,404 39,651 - 12,717 23,814
          Assistance and subsidies   6 - - - -
          Interest on debt   7,396 49,757 - 4,117 13,724
          Insurance benefits and repayments - - - - -
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   197,851 177,930 - 51,606 641,908
         
Direct expenditure by function 444,542 490,565 - 159,412 1,166,347
     Direct general expenditure   444,460 422,482 - 143,566 1,166,347
          Capital outlay   48,040 38,943 - 26,118 72,292
          Other direct general expenditure    e                       396,420 383,539 - 117,448 1,094,055
         
          Education services:          
               Education   1,838 164 - - 1,152,623
                       Capital outlay   - - - - 72,292
                   Higher education   - - - - 22,275
                        Capital outlay   - - - - 2,057
                   Elementary & secondary   1,838 164 - - 1,130,348
                        Capital outlay   - - - - 70,235
                   Other education   - - - - -
               Libraries   8,015 7,292 - - -
         
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   26,915 1,033 - - -
                    Cash assistance payments 6 - - - -
                    Vendor payments   18 - - - -
                    Other public welfare   26,891 1,033 - - -
               Hospitals   10,597 - - 27,258 -
                    Capital outlay   26 - - 663 -
               Health   29,953 7,964 - 15,297 -
               Social insurance administration    - - - - -
               Veterans' services   - - - - -
         
          Transportation:          
               Highways   65,737 40,699 - - -
                    Capital outlay   11,135 8,488 - - -
               Air transportation (airports) 9,666 8,717 - 13,764 -
               Parking facilities   - 3,492 - - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - - - -
               Transit subsidies   - - - - -
         
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   70,761 71,339 - - -
               Fire protection   1,500 26,312 - 14,352 -
               Correction   15,187 411 - - -
                    Capital outlay   31 - - - -
               Protective inspection and regulation   gulation                     53 3,809 - - -
         
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   15,952 3,144 - 16,624 -
                    Capital outlay   1,235 65 - 1,885 -
               Parks and recreation   10,266 27,180 - - -
                    Capital outlay   291 3,813 - - -
               Housing and community development    pment                     6,316 14,197 - 16,134 -
               Sewerage   73 43,011 - 7,712 -
                    Capital outlay   55 718 - 2,469 -
               Solid waste management   15,328 24,893 - 14,106 -
                    Capital outlay   82 442 - 5,799 -
         
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   22,836 12,968 - - -
               Judicial and legal   38,227 7,464 - - -
               General public buildings 11,183 2,988 - - -
               Other governmental administration    ation                    19,091 12,892 - - -
          Interest on general debt   7,396 43,367 - 2,988 13,724
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - - - -
               Other and unallocable   57,570 59,146 - 15,331 -
         
     Utility expenditure 82 68,083 - 15,846 -
               Capital outlay   - 5,839 - 3,621 -
          Water supply   82 58,493 - 9,731 -
          Electric power   - - - 12 -
          Gas supply   - 2,877 - - -
          Transit   - 6,713 - 6,103 -
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - - - - -
         
     Insurance trust expenditure - - - - -
          Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
          Employee retirement   - - - - -
          Workers' compensation   - - - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - - - -
         
               Debt outstanding   131,616 753,870 - 67,851 257,647
         
Short-term    15 2,268 - 561 -
Long-term    131,601 751,602 - 67,290 257,647
     Full faith and credit   42,342 50,763 - 38,714 250,946
     Nonguaranteed   89,259 700,839 - 28,576 6,701
         
Long-term debt by purpose:          
     Public debt for private purposes   oses                     47,565 468,445 - - -
     Education   - - - - 257,647
     Utilities   - 102,979 - 22,139 -
     Other   84,036 180,178 - 45,151 -
Long-term debt issued   12,251 48,903 - 5,522 42,704
Long-term debt retired   15,499 51,235 - 10,930 38,603
         
                Cash and security holdings   367,665 877,931 - 197,857 486,206
         
Insurance trust funds   - - - - -
     Unemployment compensation    - - - - -
     Employee retirement   - - - - -
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - - - -
         
Other than insurance trust funds   ds                      367,665 877,931 - 197,857 486,206
     By purpose:          
          Offsets to debt   53,905 494,397 - 5,387 17,617
          Bond funds   14,256 28,747 - 982 83,863
          Other   299,504 354,787 - 191,488 384,726
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005