County government · Lincoln County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lincoln County took in $24.2 million and spent $24.3 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 taxes66%State tax money15%Fees for services (road charges)12%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
56%$13.5 million
Other taxes
9.9%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$913 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Road charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$1.6 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.7 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Environment and natural resources1.6%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

28%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$7.7 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$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$723 thousand
  • Government buildings$388 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$389 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$389 thousand
Social services
1.4%$347 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$191 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$156 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$330 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.