County government · Sedgwick County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sedgwick County took in $8.2 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%Federal tax money20%State tax money17%Local tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

13%

of Sedgwick County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes34%

Property tax
22%$1.8 million
Sales tax
12%$948 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$937 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$465 thousand
  • Garbage collection$291 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$1.6 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.4 million

Local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
13%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$440 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Social services20%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

20%

of Sedgwick 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
40%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$365 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Government buildings$287 thousand
Social services
20%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$605 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$336 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$161 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$441 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$441 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$332 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$332 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$273 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$273 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick 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.