County government · Anderson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Anderson County took in $5.0 million and spent $8.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)16%State tax money15%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

32%

of Anderson County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
32%$1.6 million
Sales tax
32%$1.6 million
Other taxes
4.7%$235 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$94 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$93 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$784 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and garbage collection
  • Hospital bills$588 thousand
  • Garbage collection$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$720 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals11%Interest on debt1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Anderson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$960 thousand
  • Police$789 thousand
  • Fire protection$448 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$255 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
  • Government buildings$294 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$924 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$851 thousand
  • Hospitals$73 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$139 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Anderson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Anderson 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.