County government · Nevada County, AR

Nevada County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nevada County took in $6.0 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.5%Fines and other3.8%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

30%

of Nevada County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes54%

Sales tax
30%$1.8 million
Property tax
21%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.3%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$450 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$354 thousand
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
32%$1.9 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$149 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
2.6%$158 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

13%

of Nevada County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$715 thousand
  • Police$639 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$112 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$418 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$335 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$648 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$648 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Social services
1.0%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nevada County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Nevada County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.