County government · Dickinson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dickinson County took in $19.3 million and spent $18.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes91%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)4.4%Fines and other4.0%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Dickinson County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes91%

Property tax
72%$14.0 million
Sales tax
19%$3.7 million

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$857 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$820 thousand
  • Sewer$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$40 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$441 thousand
Fines
1.8%$340 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Dickinson 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$864 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$574 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$4.1 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)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$479 thousand
  • Government buildings$156 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$954 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$954 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$543 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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.