County government · Rock County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rock County took in $18.4 million and spent $17.4 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, road charges)74%County taxes16%State tax money9.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

74%

of Rock 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 taxes16%

Property tax
15%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$172 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$13.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$13.5 million
  • Other service charges$156 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals81%Running the government and other costs7.8%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

81%

of Rock 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
81%$14.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.0 million
  • Public health$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$1.4 million
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$966 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$195 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$448 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$360 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$110 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$80 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$61 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$61 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rock 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 Rock 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.