County government · Saunders County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Saunders County took in $88.3 million and spent $80.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)63%County taxes15%State tax money13%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

63%

of Saunders 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 taxes15%

Property tax
14%$11.9 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$292 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$55.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$50.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.5 million
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$4.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$11.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals65%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

65%

of Saunders 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
65%$52.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$52.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$10.5 million
  • Public transit$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$889 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$718 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$265 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$265 thousand
Social services
0.1%$93 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$85 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saunders 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 Saunders 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.