County government · Pershing County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2024), Pershing County took in $34.3 million and spent $35.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)46%County taxes23%State tax money17%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Pershing 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 taxes23%

Property tax
16%$5.4 million
Other taxes
5.5%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.2%$415 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$15.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$14.9 million
  • Garbage collection$496 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$199 thousand
  • Other service charges$160 thousand
  • Airport$79 thousand
  • Electric power$58 thousand
  • Water$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand
  • Gas$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$1.3 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$5.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$67 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals52%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Social services3.4%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

52%

of Pershing 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
52%$18.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$18.0 million
  • Public health$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.1 million
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$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$713 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$272 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$114 thousand
Social services
3.4%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$766 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$435 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$880 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$191 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$753 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$447 thousand
  • Libraries$306 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$254 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$215 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and electric power
  • Water supply$137 thousand
  • Electric power$78 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pershing County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Pershing 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.