County government · Howard County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Howard County took in $29.0 million and spent $26.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)69%County taxes11%Fines and other9.4%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

69%

of Howard 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 taxes11%

Property tax
8.6%$2.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$839 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$408 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$370 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$20.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$20.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$926 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$2.1 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals77%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Sent to other local governments0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

77%

of Howard 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
77%$20.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$20.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$1.4 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$910 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$214 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$205 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$66 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Howard 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 Howard 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.