County government · Merrick County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Merrick County took in $26.2 million and spent $21.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money50%Fees for services (hospital bills)22%County taxes17%State tax money9.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

50%

of Merrick County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes17%

Property tax
16%$4.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$491 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$416 thousand
  • Other licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$5.2 million
  • Other service charges$507 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money50%

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

From the federal government
50%$13.2 million

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$2.6 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals66%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Environment and natural resources0.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

66%

of Merrick 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
66%$14.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.3 million
  • Public health$187 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$367 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$342 thousand
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$639 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$317 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$110 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$127 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$127 thousand
Social services
0.6%$122 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$122 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Merrick 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 Merrick 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.