Big Sky Times

Montana collected $143 million in property taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, a 3.4 percent decrease from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, $148 million was collected.

Overall, Montana collected $875 million in combined tax revenues in the fourth quarter.

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.

Type of Tax	Amount (in millions of dollars)
Property Taxes	$143
Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes	$192
Income Taxes	$425

Source: U.S. Census Bureau