County government · Coffey County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Coffey County took in $64.4 million and spent $31.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)33%Fines and other5.0%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Coffey 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 taxes61%

Property tax
59%$38.3 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$739 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$448 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$72 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$21.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and parks, land and natural resources
  • Hospital bills$21.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$74 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals100%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

100%

of Coffey 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
100%$31.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$31.5 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coffey 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 Coffey 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.