County government · Nye County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Nye County took in $97.4 million and spent $106 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.8%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money5.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Nye County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
29%$27.9 million
Other taxes
9.8%$9.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$3.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$830 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$739 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$213 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.6%$7.4 million

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$617 thousand
  • Water$240 thousand
  • Airport$95 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$5.4 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$31.9 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$197 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$5.7 million
Fines
0.8%$816 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals5.9%Social services3.3%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

42%

of Nye County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$44.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$16.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$31.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.0 million
  • Government buildings$8.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$12.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$12.4 million
  • Airports$260 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$6.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.3 million
Social services
3.3%$3.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$3.4 million
  • Welfare institutions$115 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Water supply$627 thousand
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$872 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$872 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$550 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$527 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$418 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$418 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nye County. 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 Nye 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.