County government · Adams County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Adams County took in $26.9 million and spent $35.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money39%Fees for services (road charges)6.3%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Adams County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
47%$12.8 million
Other taxes
3.9%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$850 thousand
  • Other licenses$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Road charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.9%$254 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$10.4 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$743 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Adams County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$13.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$8.8 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$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$709 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$494 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$344 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$360 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$360 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$335 thousand
Social services
0.7%$243 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$243 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Adams 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.