County government · Douglas County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Douglas County took in $121 million and spent $122 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes89%State tax money5.2%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)1.0%

What stands out

74%

of Douglas County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes89%

Property tax
74%$89.2 million
Sales tax
14%$16.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$657 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$193 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$6.3 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$5.6 million
Fines
0.3%$350 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

57%

of Douglas County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$69.6 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$59.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$25.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.9 million
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
14%$17.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$901 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$901 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$877 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas 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 Douglas 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.