County Commons · Nebraska
Nebraska: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 93 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
2,005,465 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.1% since 2020) · 93 counties
The state's money — Nebraska state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $15.5 billion and spent $15.1 billion · $7,508 per resident. It owed $1.8 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$33.20 · $5 billion
Education$31.49 · $4.7 billion
Other and unallocable$11.91 · $1.8 billion
Highways$7.87 · $1.2 billion
Correction$3.71 · $558.4 million
Governmental administration$3.14 · $473 million
Health$2.85 · $429.9 million
Natural resources$2.53 · $381.5 million
Hospitals$1.60 · $240.2 million
Police protection$0.76 · $115.1 million
Parks and recreation$0.59 · $88.6 million
Interest on general debt$0.35 · $52.3 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $15.1 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$7.3 billion
Individual income tax$3 billion
General sales tax$2.7 billion
Corporate income tax$693 million
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$652.8 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$199.1 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$28.8 million
Property tax (state share)$0.1 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$6 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$1.1 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$1.1 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$1.1 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.