State government

Nevada's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Nevada took in $26.1 billion and spent $24.6 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money32%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)3.7%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

7%

of Nevada's money comes from property tax.Most state governments get none.

State taxes57%

Sales tax
32%$8.40 billion
Other taxes
18%$4.74 billion
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 15 more
  • Amusement taxes$1.23 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$789 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$621 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$407 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$395 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$305 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$235 million
  • Tobacco taxes$156 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$117 million
  • Severance taxes$110 million
  • Amusement licenses$102 million
  • Corporation licenses$92.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$77.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$50.4 million
  • Driver's licenses$27.2 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$13.5 million
  • Other licenses$9.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.0%$1.82 billion

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$973 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 9 more
  • College tuition$473 million
  • Other service charges$300 million
  • University housing and dining$97.2 million
  • Electric power$43.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$33.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$12.5 million
  • Other education charges$6.8 million
  • Road charges$4.1 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Hospital bills$250 thousand
  • Housing$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$8.34 billion

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.8%$203 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.55 billion
Fines
0.2%$57.7 million

Where it goes

Sent to local governments41%Social services28%Schools and colleges13%Running the government and other costs5.3%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

41%

of Nevada's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
41%$10.2 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.55 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.11 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$154 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$152 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$80.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$63.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$11.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$6.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$6.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$6.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Sent to the federal government$2.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$393 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$336 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$321 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$301 thousand
Social services
28%$6.75 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$6.60 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$112 million
  • Welfare institutions$23.5 million
  • Veterans' services$16.4 million
Schools and colleges
13%$3.23 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.02 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$890 million
  • Other education$172 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$124 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$1.31 billion
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$686 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$387 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 million
  • Government buildings$63.6 million
  • Other government administration$29.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$1.02 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.02 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$831 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$318 million
  • Inspections and regulation$179 million
  • Police$129 million
  • Courts and legal services$121 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$84.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$738 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$373 million
  • Hospitals$365 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$203 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$203 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$123 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$63.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$51.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$39.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.7 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$48.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41.9 million
  • Libraries$6.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

State of Nevada. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of State of Nevada 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.

Counties16 counties, A to Z
Cities and towns19 cities, towns and townships, A to Z
School districts17 school districts, A to Z