County government · Cheyenne County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cheyenne County took in $12.3 million and spent $11.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money26%Federal tax money4.4%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)2.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
60%$7.4 million
Other taxes
6.3%$776 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$414 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$362 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$260 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$188 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$64 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$544 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$3.2 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Environment and natural resources3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

56%

of Cheyenne County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$6.6 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$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$523 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$287 thousand
  • Government buildings$245 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$695 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$631 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$482 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$370 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$370 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$187 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand
Social services
0.7%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$62 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cheyenne County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cheyenne 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.