Montana Spending Tracker
Montana reported $8.89B in general expenditures for Census FY2024. The largest functions were public welfare, education, highways. This tracker shows reported financial activity, separately from permission to spend in an enacted budget.
$8,890,633,000 · Census FY2024 · State government only
General expenditures include direct spending and transfers to other governments. They exclude utilities, liquor-store expenditure and insurance-trust payments.
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General expenditure ledger
| Function | Reported dollars | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Public welfare | $2,910,377,000 | 32.7% |
| Education | $2,477,751,000 | 27.9% |
| Highways | $1,034,638,000 | 11.6% |
| Natural resources | $360,043,000 | 4.0% |
| Financial administration | $290,712,000 | 3.3% |
| Corrections | $290,501,000 | 3.3% |
| Government administration and buildings | $276,263,000 | 3.1% |
| General local government support | $247,895,000 | 2.8% |
| Health | $223,255,000 | 2.5% |
| Other and unallocable | $198,260,000 | 2.2% |
| Interest on general debt | $138,551,000 | 1.6% |
| Judicial and legal services | $128,904,000 | 1.4% |
| Hospitals | $103,872,000 | 1.2% |
| Police protection | $82,916,000 | 0.9% |
| Protective inspection and regulation | $43,014,000 | 0.5% |
| Housing and community development | $40,559,000 | 0.5% |
| Parks and recreation | $25,636,000 | 0.3% |
| Libraries | $9,317,000 | 0.1% |
| Air transportation | $4,230,000 | 0.0% |
| Veterans' services | $3,754,000 | 0.0% |
| Miscellaneous commercial activities | $185,000 | 0.0% |
| Parking facilities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Sea and inland port facilities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Sewerage | $0 | 0.0% |
| Solid waste management | $0 | 0.0% |
| Total general expenditures | $8,890,633,000 | 100.0% |
The function groups sum exactly to Census aggregate SF0133 before rounding. Some categories include transfers to local governments; they are not all payments to contractors.
Other reported expenditure measures
SF0132 equals general expenditures plus utilities and liquor stores. Insurance-trust expenditure is separately reported and excluded from both SF0132 and the general-expenditure headline. These measures are displayed to explain coverage; they are not an enacted all-funds budget.
General revenue sources
| Revenue category | Reported dollars |
|---|---|
| Federal intergovernmental revenue | $4,658,156,000 |
| Local intergovernmental revenue | $4,675,000 |
| Taxes | $4,717,017,000 |
| Current charges | $678,570,000 |
| Miscellaneous general revenue | $585,322,000 |
| Total general revenue · SF0002 | $10,643,740,000 |
Revenue sources are not an appropriation-by-fund chart and do not trace a particular revenue dollar to a particular spending function. Federal transfers received here should not be added again as federal awards to construct a combined spending total.
Official budget documents
Montana Office of Budget & Program Planning ↗
Use enacted or approved documents for spending authority. Budget-office resources can also contain proposals, recommendations and amendments; their status and fiscal period must be checked before comparing a figure with this expenditure ledger.
Inspect the budget-resource source notesQuestions about this tracker
How much did Montana state government spend?
The Census FY2024 general-expenditure measure is $8,890,633,000. This excludes utilities, liquor stores and insurance-trust expenditures; the separate measures above show those coverage differences.
Is this the latest enacted budget?
No. This is the latest fiscal year in the retrieved Census state-finance bulk release: FY2024. An enacted budget authorizes spending and requires a separate official state budget source.
Does a large spending category prove fraud?
No. These are accounting records, not audit findings, recipient payment records or evidence of misconduct. Check a specific claim against an audit, contract, payment or documented outcome.
Can I compare two states directly?
You can compare the same Census measure and year, but total dollars do not adjust for population, prices or which level of government provides a service. Transfers and local spending need careful treatment.
Published sources and reproducibility
- Census State Government Finances table · FY2024
- Official Census bulk download · source amounts are thousands of dollars; downloads here normalize them to dollars.
- FY2024 Census methodology and fiscal-period scope
- Source files, hashes and normalization notes
How to read an audit finding · Compare all 50 state governments
Automated data processing and AI-assisted explanatory writing are disclosed. Follow the primary sources to verify each measure. A spending total or missing record does not establish fraud.