County government · McPherson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), McPherson County took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money20%Fines and other14%Fees for services (road charges)4.9%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
56%$830 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and estate and gift taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$34 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$71 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$17 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$302 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$209 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

41%

of McPherson 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
49%$602 thousand
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$315 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$501 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McPherson 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 McPherson 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.