County government · Kiowa County, CO

Kiowa County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kiowa County took in $6.5 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes34%Fines and other13%Fees for services7.3%Federal tax money6.6%

What stands out

13%

of Kiowa County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
34%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$475 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$475 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.6%$432 thousand

State tax money39%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
39%$2.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$827 thousand
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Social services8.9%Health and hospitals6.8%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

8.9%

of Kiowa County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$546 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$546 thousand
Social services
8.9%$481 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$481 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$367 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$235 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kiowa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Kiowa County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.