County government · Clark County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clark County took in $6.1 million and spent $4.9 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 taxes65%Fines and other26%Fees for services4.4%State tax money4.0%

What stands out

22%

of Clark County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes65%

Property tax
61%$3.7 million
Other taxes
3.7%$222 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$62 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.2%$11 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$267 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$267 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$245 thousand

Fines and other26%

Fines
22%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
4.6%$280 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals5.0%Environment and natural resources2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

43%

of Clark 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
43%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$239 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$742 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$644 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
5.0%$248 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$248 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark 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 Clark 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.