County government · Butler County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Butler County took in $36.0 million and spent $37.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)38%Federal tax money37%County taxes20%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Butler County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes20%

Property tax
15%$5.4 million
Other taxes
5.3%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$470 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$13.0 million
  • Other service charges$757 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$13.2 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$13 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$92 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Running the government and other costs1.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

73%

of Butler 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
73%$27.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$27.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Public transit$91 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$3.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$3.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsProbation, parole and other corrections; police and 1 more
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$790 thousand
  • Police$663 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$329 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.2%$460 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$460 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$414 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler 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 Butler 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.