County government · Buffalo County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buffalo County took in $31.7 million and spent $41.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%State tax money22%Federal tax money3.8%Local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

62%

of Buffalo County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes73%

Property tax
62%$19.6 million
Other taxes
11%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; estate and gift taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.1 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$1.2 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$6.8 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$352 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$198 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments10%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

10%

of Buffalo County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$16.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$15.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$891 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$4.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$391 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$247 thousand
Social services
0.2%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buffalo County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Buffalo 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.