County government · Johnson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Johnson County took in $55.7 million and spent $24.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)47%Local tax money42%County taxes5.3%State tax money4.3%Fines and other0.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

42%

of Johnson County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes5.3%

Property tax
4.9%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$194 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$26.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$26.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$100 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$2.4 million

Local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
42%$23.5 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$372 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals94%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

94%

of Johnson 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
94%$23.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$23.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 1 more
  • Police$969 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$531 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.