County government · Sarpy County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sarpy County took in $164 million and spent $113 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)26%Fines and other23%State tax money14%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

23%

of Sarpy County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
32%$52.5 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$43.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$32.0 million
  • Garbage collection$6.5 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Road charges$980 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$6.8 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$23.7 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$38.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

42%

of Sarpy County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$47.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$19.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$12.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$37.0 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$23.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$12.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Social services
2.2%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$2.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$147 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$804 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$390 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$294 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$294 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sarpy County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Sarpy 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.