County government · Ford County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ford County took in $30.3 million and spent $22.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%Fees for services (electric power, road charges)18%Fines and other12%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes63%

Property tax
56%$16.8 million
Sales tax
5.7%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.7%$508 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$494 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 1 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$362 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$2.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking14%Social services6.1%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

44%

of Ford 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%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$910 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$878 thousand
  • Government buildings$433 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Social services
6.1%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$598 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$368 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$368 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$178 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$178 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$97 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ford 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 Ford 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.