County government · Morrill County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Morrill County took in $37.8 million and spent $50.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)78%County taxes11%State tax money9.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

78%

of Morrill 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 taxes11%

Property tax
10%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$250 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$250 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$29.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$28.7 million
  • Other service charges$886 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$3.4 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$596 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals85%Running the government and other costs5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Interest on debt0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

85%

of Morrill 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
85%$42.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$42.8 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$221 thousand
Social services
0.3%$147 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morrill 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 Morrill 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.