County government · Scotts Bluff County, NE

Scotts Bluff County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Scotts Bluff County took in $38.3 million and spent $41.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%Fines and other32%State tax money17%Local tax money1.6%Fees for services (transit fares)1.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Scotts Bluff County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
31%$12.1 million
Other taxes
16%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.4 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$788 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$232 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$613 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and transit fares
  • Other service charges$503 thousand
  • Transit fares$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$50 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$6.6 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$621 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$12.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals9.6%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

44%

of Scotts Bluff County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$18.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.4 million
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$9.7 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$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$974 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
9.6%$4.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.0 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$444 thousand
Social services
1.0%$412 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$412 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$217 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$217 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff 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.