County government · Kearney County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kearney County took in $49.8 million and spent $42.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fees for services (hospital bills)37%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

37%

of Kearney 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 taxes62%

Property tax
60%$29.9 million
Other taxes
1.7%$863 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$767 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$18.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$18.2 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%$123 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$725 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Sent to other local governments5.7%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Running the government and other costs2.3%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

83%

of Kearney 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
83%$35.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$35.7 million
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$2.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$2.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$610 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$420 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.3%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$361 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$334 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$419 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kearney 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 Kearney 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.