County government · Decatur County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Decatur County took in $4.7 million and spent $3.6 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 taxes86%State tax money6.8%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)5.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

76%

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

County taxes86%

Property tax
76%$3.5 million
Sales tax
9.2%$428 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$318 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking27%Health and hospitals11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Environment and natural resources5.1%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

44%

of Decatur 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
44%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$925 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$193 thousand
  • Government buildings$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$952 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$918 thousand
  • Public transit$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$400 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$344 thousand
  • Public health$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$323 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$182 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$182 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$99 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur 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 Decatur 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.