County government · Sherman County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sherman County took in $14.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%State tax money11%Federal tax money4.1%Local tax money0.7%Fees for services (airport)<0.1%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

80%

of Sherman County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes84%

Property tax
80%$11.6 million
Other taxes
4.4%$648 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor vehicle licenses$535 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$10 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%$591 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.6 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$105 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sherman County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sherman 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.