County government · Dawes County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dawes County took in $7.0 million and spent $7.1 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 taxes62%State tax money30%Fees for services4.2%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes62%

Property tax
59%$4.1 million
Other taxes
3.3%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$138 thousand
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$292 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$292 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$2.1 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$262 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Environment and natural resources4.1%Social services2.2%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

29%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$2.8 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$453 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$311 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$626 thousand
  • Police$602 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$405 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.1%$292 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$292 thousand
Social services
2.2%$153 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$153 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$115 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dawes 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 Dawes 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.