County government · Stanton County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stanton County took in $6.6 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%State tax money19%Fees for services (road charges)7.1%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
67%$4.4 million
Other taxes
5.2%$345 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$339 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$469 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$398 thousand
  • Road charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Social services1.2%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

54%

of Stanton County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$848 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$737 thousand
  • Government buildings$216 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$969 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$316 thousand
Social services
1.2%$81 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$81 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stanton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Stanton 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.