County government · Valley County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Valley County took in $43.3 million and spent $36.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)85%County taxes9.0%State tax money4.8%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

85%

of Valley County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes9.0%

Property tax
7.7%$3.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$568 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$307 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$209 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$36.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$36.3 million
  • Other service charges$390 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$2.1 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$668 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals76%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

76%

of Valley County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
76%$27.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$27.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$350 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$263 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$468 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$463 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$261 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$434 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$133 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$133 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valley 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 Valley 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.