County government · Finney County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Finney County took in $38.9 million and spent $31.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%State tax money16%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other2.2%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes71%

Property tax
54%$21.1 million
Sales tax
17%$6.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.1%$3.5 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$6.2 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$567 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.4%$525 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$343 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals6.3%Sent to other local governments4.8%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

40%

of Finney County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$12.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$552 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$550 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$11.1 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$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$899 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$758 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$379 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$379 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$190 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Finney County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Finney 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.