County government · Butler County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Butler County took in $61.1 million and spent $55.8 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 taxes58%Fines and other24%State tax money8.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)8.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Butler County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes58%

Property tax
51%$30.9 million
Other taxes
7.8%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Road charges$56 thousand
  • Housing$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$226 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$5.3 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
21%$12.6 million
Fines
3.4%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

49%

of Butler County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$27.5 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$17.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$406 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Health and hospitals
6.1%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$119 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$584 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$584 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$291 thousand
Social services
0.5%$290 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$290 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$223 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler 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 Butler 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.