County government · Holt County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Holt County took in $20.8 million and spent $14.6 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 taxes65%State tax money24%Fees for services (road charges)6.1%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money0.8%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Holt County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes65%

Property tax
53%$11.0 million
Other taxes
12%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$711 thousand
  • Other service charges$566 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$170 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$5.0 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$812 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals11%Environment and natural resources1.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

35%

of Holt County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$5.6 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$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$747 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$408 thousand
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$835 thousand
  • Police$533 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$355 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$273 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$273 thousand
Social services
0.8%$111 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$111 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Holt 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 Holt 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.