Clark County Child Welfare

Official name: DHS-DCFS - Clark County Child Welfare

Clark County Child Welfare spent $148 million in FY2026 — 93% of a $159 million budget. It ranks 19 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 17% more than in FY2025 ($127 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $148 million$148,297,890
Budget FY2026: $159 millionReserves excluded
Share of budget spent: 93%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +16.7%FY2025: $127 million

36.4% of Child and Family Services spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 3142, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Clark County Child Welfare by category: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by category

8 categories. The largest, Clark County Ongoing, accounts for 49% of the total.

Categories of Clark County Child Welfare, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Clark County Ongoing12

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$38.7 million	Not available
FY2007	$46.1 million	Not available
FY2008	$50.6 million	Not available
FY2009	$71.8 million	Not available
FY2010	$77.5 million	$80.9 million
FY2011	$78.6 million	$82.3 million
FY2012	$78.4 million	$78.7 million
FY2013	$79.8 million	$85.2 million
FY2014	$89.6 million	$105 million
FY2015	$90.1 million	$95.7 million
FY2016	$103 million	$104 million
FY2017	$105 million	$107 million
FY2018	$108 million	$111 million
FY2019	$115 million	$117 million
FY2020	$108 million	$111 million
FY2021	$86.1 million	$117 million
FY2022	$115 million	$126 million
FY2023	$117 million	$121 million
FY2024	$132 million	$134 million
FY2025	$127 million	$137 million
FY2026	$148 million	$159 million
FY2027	See note	$147 million

Subsidized Adoptions09	$67.9 millionof $70.9 million	$70.9 million	96%	45.8%

Fiscal Incentive Program15	$5.25 millionof $5.25 million	$5.25 million	100%	3.5%

Adoption Savings50	$1.21 millionof $2.62 million	$2.62 million	46%	0.8%

Adoption Savings Reinvestment Ab51551	$639 thousandof $1.82 million	$1.82 million	35%	0.4%

Kingap17	None recordedof $487 thousand	$487 thousand	—	—

Respite41	$155 thousandof $155 thousand	$155 thousand	100%	0.1%

Transfer From Arpa FRF48	$0of $108 thousand	$108 thousand	0%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Clark County Ongoing	Subsidized Adoptions	Fiscal Incentive Program	Adoption Savings	Adoption Savings Reinvestment Ab515	Other (3)	Budget
FY2006	$34.5 million	—	—	$4.25 million	—	—	—
FY2007	$40.5 million	—	—	$10.0 thousand	$5.64 million	—	—
FY2008	$50.2 million	—	—	—	$387 thousand	—	—
FY2009

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
General Fund	$75.0 million	$76.8 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$75.0 million	$76.8 million
Federal funds	$61.4 million	$68.5 million
FF	3562 Federal Title Iv-E	$61.2 million	$68.3 million
FF	3467 Fed CWS Title Ivb Grant	$186 thousand	$186 thousand
Moved between state accounts · not new money

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$138 million	$138 million
Changes made by the Legislature	+$4.13 million= $142M	$142 million
Legislature approved	$142 million	$142 million
Federal money added after the session	+$7.05 million= $149M	$149 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$7.34 million= $157M	$157 million
Other changes after the session	+$1.93 million= $159M	$159 million
Current budget	$159 million	$159 million

FY2010	$65.8 million	—	—	—	$11.6 million	—	$80.9 million

FY2011	$69.9 million	—	—	—	$8.61 million	—	$82.3 million

FY2012	$64.3 million	—	$5.25 million	—	$8.87 million	—	$78.7 million

FY2013	$65.8 million	—	$5.25 million	—	$8.72 million	—	$85.2 million

FY2014	$59.7 million	$24.7 million	$5.25 million	—	—	—	$105 million

FY2015	$54.2 million	$30.7 million	$5.25 million	—	—	—	$95.7 million

FY2016	$64.1 million	$33.4 million	$5.25 million	—	—	—	$104 million

FY2017	$65.2 million	$34.4 million	$5.24 million	—	—	—	$107 million

FY2018	$65.4 million	$37.6 million	$5.16 million	—	—	—	$111 million

FY2019	$70.7 million	$39.4 million	$5.25 million	—	—	—	$117 million

FY2020	$61.3 million	$41.2 million	$5.25 million	—	—	—	$111 million

FY2021	$41.8 million	$38.9 million	$5.25 million	—	—	—	$117 million

FY2022	$61.0 million	$48.8 million	$5.25 million	—	—	$345 thousand	$126 million

FY2023	$57.6 million	$51.3 million	$5.25 million	$279 thousand	—	$1.39 million	$121 million

FY2024	$72.5 million	$51.2 million	$5.25 million	$1.76 million	—	$454 thousand	$134 million

FY2025	$68.2 million	$52.1 million	$5.25 million	$893 thousand	—	$155 thousand	$137 million

FY2026	$73.1 million	$67.9 million	$5.25 million	$1.21 million	$639 thousand	$155 thousand	$159 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$147 million

Carried over from last year · not new money	$0	$7.34 million
BF	2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year	$0	$6.55 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$0	$798 thousand

Carried over from last year · not new money

2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Clark County Child Welfare

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by category

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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