County government · Edwards County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edwards County took in $6.5 million and spent $4.7 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 taxes78%Fees for services (road charges)14%State tax money6.7%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes78%

Property tax
71%$4.6 million
Other taxes
3.6%$235 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$235 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$220 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$933 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$930 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$436 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals13%Environment and natural resources4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%

What stands out

13%

of Edwards 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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$873 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$538 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$335 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$592 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$592 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$205 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$167 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edwards 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 Edwards 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.