County government · Douglas County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Douglas County took in $531 million and spent $511 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)39%State tax money15%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money2.9%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

of Douglas County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
30%$160 million
Other taxes
8.5%$45.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; estate and gift taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25.7 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$15.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$205 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 1 more
  • Other service charges$158 million
  • Hospital bills$43.6 million
  • Road charges$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.9%$15.4 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$78.7 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$1.7 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$25.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals15%Social services14%Roads, transit and parking7.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

35%

of Douglas County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$181 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$156 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.0 million
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$120 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$65.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$34.0 million
  • Police$20.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$309 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$77.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$60.6 million
  • Public health$16.5 million
Social services
14%$72.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$72.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$622 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$40.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40.5 million
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$15.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.7 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$554 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$307 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$307 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas 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 Douglas 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.