County government · Harlan County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harlan County took in $21.1 million and spent $21.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)72%County taxes15%State tax money8.9%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

72%

of Harlan County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
12%$2.6 million
Other taxes
2.7%$561 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$559 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$14.8 million
  • Other service charges$339 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$901 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Running the government and other costs5.2%Environment and natural resources0.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

75%

of Harlan County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$15.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$15.8 million
  • Public health$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$442 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$433 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$390 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$377 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$101 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$101 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harlan County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Harlan 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.