County government · Bourbon County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bourbon County took in $16.6 million and spent $19.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%Fines and other23%State tax money4.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.8%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes71%

Property tax
56%$9.3 million
Sales tax
14%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.8%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$95 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$301 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$778 thousand

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$63 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

47%

of Bourbon County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.6 million
  • Police$867 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$665 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.8 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$698 thousand
  • Government buildings$651 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$314 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$389 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$389 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$292 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$292 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$253 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$249 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$249 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bourbon County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Bourbon 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.