County government · Clay County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clay County took in $78.9 million and spent $43.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)92%County taxes5.6%Fines and other1.3%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

92%

of Clay County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes5.6%

Property tax
2.5%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$244 thousand
  • Other licenses$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$992 thousand

Fees for services92%

Fees for services
92%$73.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; road charges and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$63.2 million
  • Road charges$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$535 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$266 thousand
  • Housing$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$20 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$525 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$990 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Running the government and other costs9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

83%

of Clay County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$35.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$33.6 million
  • Public health$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$796 thousand
  • Government buildings$352 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$617 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$543 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$543 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$388 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$350 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$350 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$120 thousand
Social services
0.3%$119 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Clay 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.