County government · Chase County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chase County took in $4.4 million and spent $5.9 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 taxes82%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)9.8%State tax money5.8%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

80%

of Chase County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes82%

Property tax
80%$3.5 million
Other taxes
2.2%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.2%$7 thousand

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$426 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$402 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$252 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking20%Interest on debt4.1%Health and hospitals2.6%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

44%

of Chase 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
44%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Police$417 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$189 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$242 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$105 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chase 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 Chase 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.