County Commons · Nevada
Nevada: 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 17 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
3,267,467 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.8% since 2020) · 17 counties
The state's money — Nevada state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $24.2 billion and spent $23.8 billion · $7,271 per resident. It owed $3.1 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$43.71 · $10.4 billion
Public welfare$25.79 · $6.1 billion
Other and unallocable$16.27 · $3.9 billion
Highways$4.46 · $1.1 billion
Governmental administration$2.54 · $603.6 million
Health$2.14 · $508.3 million
Correction$1.71 · $406.4 million
Hospitals$1.43 · $339.3 million
Natural resources$0.73 · $173.3 million
Police protection$0.55 · $129.3 million
Interest on general debt$0.52 · $124.5 million
Parks and recreation$0.14 · $33.7 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $23.7 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$14.2 billion
General sales tax$8 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$2.9 billion
Property tax (state share)$1.5 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$1 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$735.1 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$8 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$920.4 million
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$1 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$4.5 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.