County government · Chautauqua County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chautauqua County took in $6.0 million and spent $5.0 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 taxes87%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.3%State tax money4.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes87%

Property tax
72%$4.3 million
Sales tax
14%$821 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$499 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$259 thousand
  • Other service charges$240 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$264 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of Chautauqua County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$792 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$313 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$216 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$663 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$663 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$318 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$318 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$47 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua 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.