County government · Lincoln County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County took in $18.0 million and spent $20.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes28%Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)28%Federal tax money20%State tax money16%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

20%

of Lincoln County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
26%$4.8 million
Other taxes
2.1%$379 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$214 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$95 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 5 more
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Electric power$813 thousand
  • Garbage collection$503 thousand
  • Water$226 thousand
  • Sewer$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$3.7 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.8 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$735 thousand
Fines
3.5%$634 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Social services5.8%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

10%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$915 thousand
  • Government buildings$256 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$980 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$800 thousand
  • Water supply$231 thousand
  • Sewer systems$109 thousand
Social services
5.8%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$590 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$590 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$483 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$357 thousand
  • Libraries$126 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$374 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$374 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$204 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.