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The record

Where the county's money comes from

Nye County's filed budget for fiscal year 2026-27: $90,986,697coming in, $116,031,525 going out, and the difference,$25.0M, drawn from reserves that start the year at$48.6M.

Every Nevada county must file a final budget with the state each spring. These figures are transcribed from that filing (Schedule S-1, governmental funds, year ending June 30, 2027) and nowhere else; the whole document is downloadable below.

Money in: $90,986,697

The single biggest source is not local taxes. More than half the county's revenue arrives from state and federal sources.

  • State and federal money$49,157,992 (54%)

    Intergovernmental resources: includes $24.4M of consolidated (sales) tax the state collects and shares, and $4.2M the federal government pays in lieu of taxes on federal land.

  • Property taxes$29,445,874 (32%)

    Includes $1.3M in property tax on net proceeds of minerals.

  • Licenses and permits$4,450,051 (5%)
  • Charges for services$3,194,172 (4%)

    County enterprises like utilities charge $8.8M more, accounted separately from these funds.

  • Miscellaneous$2,881,463 (3%)
  • Fines and forfeits$1,019,300 (1%)
  • Other taxes$837,845 (1%)

Money out: $116,031,525

Planned spending exceeds revenue by $25.0M; the difference comes out of the county's fund balance. Public works nearly doubles from the prior year's $11.3M, which is where much of the increase sits.

  • General government$40,328,870 (35%)
  • Public safety$27,364,738 (24%)
  • Public works$24,745,559 (21%)
  • Judicial$14,615,723 (13%)
  • Health$3,254,132 (3%)
  • Welfare$2,442,281 (2%)
  • Intergovernmental$1,304,266 (1%)
  • Contingencies$988,096 (1%)
  • Community support$671,915 (1%)
  • Culture and recreation$282,347 (0%)
  • Debt service$33,600 (0%)

The filings

Figures are from the county's filed final budget and are plans, not audited results; where this page and the filing disagree, the filing governs.Salaries ·Campaign finance ·Send a tip