County government · Keith County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Keith County took in $10.2 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money27%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other7.3%Local tax money3.2%

What stands out

8.8%

of Keith 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 taxes54%

Property tax
45%$4.6 million
Other taxes
8.8%$892 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; estate and gift taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$423 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$386 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$915 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$2.7 million

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$321 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$741 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking24%Social services1.1%Sent to other local governments0.6%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Keith 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
39%$2.7 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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$679 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$674 thousand
  • Government buildings$162 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$866 thousand
  • Police$821 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$729 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Social services
1.1%$78 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Keith 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 Keith 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.