County government · Dodge County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dodge County took in $39.1 million and spent $40.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes30%Fees for services (hospital bills)7.6%Local tax money4.5%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

55%

of Dodge County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
30%$11.7 million

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$305 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$21.5 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

60%

of Dodge 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
60%$24.4 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$21.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$801 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$737 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$231 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Health and hospitals
7.6%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.9 million
  • Hospitals$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$488 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$488 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$384 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$206 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$206 thousand
Social services
0.3%$138 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dodge County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Dodge 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.