County government · Sioux County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sioux County took in $1.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes86%Federal tax money13%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

81%

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

County taxes86%

Property tax
81%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.1%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$61 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$236 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%

What stands out

68%

of Sioux 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
68%$1.1 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$561 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$254 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$374 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$117 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.2%$103 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sioux 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 Sioux 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.