County government · Seward County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Seward County took in $25.3 million and spent $19.8 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 taxes44%State tax money42%Fees for services7.5%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money2.8%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Seward County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
38%$9.6 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$708 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$10.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$771 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking25%Health and hospitals7.2%Environment and natural resources1.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

35%

of Seward County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$831 thousand
  • Government buildings$606 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$588 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Health and hospitals
7.2%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$337 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$337 thousand
Social services
1.7%$331 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$331 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seward 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 Seward 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.