County government · Barton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barton County took in $25.3 million and spent $28.2 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 taxes54%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)15%State tax money9.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Barton County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
43%$10.8 million
Sales tax
8.8%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.4%$610 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$291 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$209 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$674 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$5.6 million

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$2.3 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking25%Health and hospitals7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

36%

of Barton County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$944 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$765 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; probation, parole and other corrections and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.9 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Health and hospitals
7.7%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$484 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$484 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barton 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 Barton 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.