County government · Hitchcock County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hitchcock County took in $1.9 million and spent $899 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes100%

What stands out

100%

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

County taxes100%

Property tax
100%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Running the government and other costs35%

What stands out

65%

of Hitchcock County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
65%$580 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$498 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$319 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hitchcock County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hitchcock 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.