Big Sky Times

Montana collected $148 million in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

In addition to detailed tax revenue data from each state, the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue includes an estimate of state and local government tax revenue at a national level.

The Census Bureau cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Overall, Montana collected $859 million in combined tax revenues in the fourth quarter.

Type of Tax	Amount (in millions of dollars)
Property Taxes	$148
Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes	$186
Income Taxes	$404
License Taxes	$86
Other Taxes	$33

Source: U.S. Census Bureau