County government · Arthur County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Arthur County took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 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 taxes68%State tax money25%Fees for services (road charges)6.2%Federal tax money0.9%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes68%

Property tax
62%$673 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Road charges$4 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%$10 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$269 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Environment and natural resources1.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

52%

of Arthur 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
52%$556 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$556 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$397 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$218 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Arthur 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 Arthur 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.