State of Nebraska
$16.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full Nebraska breakdown
What stands out
10%
of Nebraska's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.
State taxes48%
Sales tax
18%$2.97 billion
Individual income tax
15%$2.48 billion
Business income tax
10%$1.72 billion
Other taxes
5.5%$937 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 15 more
- Motor fuel taxes$415 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$130 million
- Insurance premium taxes$94.2 million
- Public utility taxes$65.9 million
- Tobacco taxes$43.7 million
- Occupation and business licenses$33.6 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$32.7 million
- Other selective sales taxes$28.7 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22.6 million
- Amusement taxes$21.9 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$16.7 million
- Corporation licenses$12.5 million
- Driver's licenses$11.6 million
- Severance taxes$3.7 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.4 million
- Other licenses$1.2 million
- Amusement licenses$559 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Property tax
<0.1%$126 thousand
Fees for services6.8%
Fees for services
6.8%$1.15 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 10 more
- College tuition$490 million
- University housing and dining$377 million
- Other service charges$147 million
- Other school charges$50.4 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$43.5 million
- Hospital bills$30.6 million
- Parks and recreation$10.7 million
- Housing$2.8 million
- Road charges$533 thousand
- Airport$225 thousand
- Other education charges$221 thousand
- Garbage collection$95 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money35%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
35%$5.91 billion
Local tax money0.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.3%$46.3 million
Fines and other10%
Interest, rents and other
10%$1.76 billion
Fines
<0.1%$12.8 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
18%
of Nebraska's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.
Full Nebraska breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
31%$5.03 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
- Other public welfare$4.89 billion
- Welfare institutions$77.5 million
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$45.4 million
- Veterans' services$14.6 million
Sent to local governments
26%$4.22 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 14 more
- Sent to school districts$2.32 billion
- Sent to local governments: general support$1.11 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$449 million
- Sent to school districts (colleges)$124 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$71.3 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$66.9 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$27.2 million
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$16.8 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$15.7 million
- Sent to local governments: police$8.2 million
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.4 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$2.1 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$860 thousand
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$686 thousand
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$61 thousand
Schools and colleges
18%$2.93 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$1.98 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$562 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$271 million
- Other education$125 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$1.21 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
- Roads and highways$1.21 billion
- Airports$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$906 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; probation, parole and other corrections and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$377 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$221 million
- Police$128 million
- Courts and legal services$119 million
- Inspections and regulation$59.7 million
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$796 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$420 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91.0 million
- Other government administration$27.8 million
- Government buildings$10.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.9%$641 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$380 million
- Hospitals$260 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$354 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$354 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$80.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$75.9 million
- Libraries$4.0 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$79.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
- Garbage and solid waste$5.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1.1 million