County government · Custer County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Custer County took in $9.0 million and spent $32 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.3%State tax money4.0%Local tax money1.8%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes84%

Property tax
71%$6.4 million
Other taxes
13%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$630 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$550 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$843 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$843 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$357 thousand

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$159 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$88 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Custer 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 Custer 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.