County government · Red Willow County, NE

Red Willow County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Red Willow County took in $10.2 million and spent $13.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money20%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)11%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
44%$4.5 million
Other taxes
7.7%$785 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$785 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.6%$469 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$546 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$464 thousand
  • Garbage collection$129 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.1 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Social services36%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

36%

of Red Willow County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
36%$5.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$576 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$993 thousand
  • Police$325 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$324 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$775 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$775 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$345 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$345 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$316 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$316 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$263 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$263 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Red Willow 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 Red Willow 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.