County government · Franklin County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Franklin County took in $114 million and spent $122 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)81%County taxes12%State tax money4.8%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Franklin County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes12%

Property tax
6.1%$7.0 million
Sales tax
3.4%$3.9 million
Other taxes
3.0%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$557 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$92.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$90.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$830 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$113 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$5.5 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals86%Running the government and other costs7.2%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

86%

of Franklin 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%

Health and hospitals
86%$105 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$98.9 million
  • Public health$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$8.9 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$7.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$873 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$604 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$149 thousand
  • Police$120 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$77 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.