County government · Chase County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chase County took in $24.3 million and spent $25.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)75%County taxes14%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money2.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

75%

of Chase 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 taxes14%

Property tax
12%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.5%$612 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$327 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$278 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$18.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$17.6 million
  • Other service charges$521 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$596 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$474 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals77%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Social services0.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

77%

of Chase 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
77%$19.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$19.2 million
  • Public health$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$2.6 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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$365 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$705 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$540 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$49 thousand
Social services
0.8%$209 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$194 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$92 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$84 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chase 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 Chase 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.