County government · Jefferson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jefferson County took in $11.1 million and spent $11.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money24%Fees for services8.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
66%$7.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$933 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$933 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.6 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals7.8%Environment and natural resources3.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

43%

of Jefferson County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$4.8 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$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$421 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$336 thousand
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$436 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$325 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.8%$881 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$881 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$356 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$356 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$146 thousand
Social services
0.8%$93 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jefferson 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.