County government · Dawson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dawson County took in $23.7 million and spent $20.4 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 taxes51%State tax money38%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)6.4%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes51%

Property tax
50%$11.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$9.1 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking23%Environment and natural resources1.7%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

39%

of Dawson 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
39%$8.0 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$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$979 thousand
  • Government buildings$717 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$504 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$356 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$356 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$270 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$270 thousand
Social services
1.2%$245 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$245 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$166 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dawson 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 Dawson 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.