County government · Pawnee County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pawnee County took in $13.8 million and spent $11.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)38%Federal tax money30%County taxes19%State tax money10%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

30%

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

County taxes19%

Property tax
15%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.4%$607 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$459 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$133 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$5.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$4.1 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$398 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals82%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Sent to other local governments0.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

82%

of Pawnee 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
82%$9.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$9.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$364 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$283 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$25 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$111 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$111 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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.