County government · Clay County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clay County took in $8.8 million and spent $7.8 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 taxes63%State tax money22%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)13%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes63%

Property tax
55%$4.8 million
Other taxes
8.8%$774 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$390 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$384 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$72 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.9 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Environment and natural resources3.1%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

40%

of Clay County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
40%$3.1 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$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$526 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$416 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$496 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$298 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$288 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$238 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$238 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$229 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$229 thousand
Social services
0.4%$35 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.