County government · Boone County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Boone County took in $53.3 million and spent $56.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)75%County taxes9.8%Fines and other9.1%State tax money6.2%

What stands out

75%

of Boone County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes9.8%

Property tax
8.4%$4.5 million
Other taxes
1.5%$781 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$740 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$39.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$39.2 million
  • Other service charges$701 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$3.3 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$4.8 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals85%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Running the government and other costs4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Boone County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
85%$47.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$47.4 million
  • Public health$363 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$151 thousand
Social services
0.1%$67 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Boone 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.