County government · Geary County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Geary County took in $72.0 million and spent $79.3 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)50%County taxes35%Fines and other8.5%State tax money4.5%Local tax money2.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

50%

of Geary 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 taxes35%

Property tax
23%$16.9 million
Sales tax
6.7%$4.8 million
Other taxes
4.4%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$803 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$35.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$31.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Sewer$18 thousand
  • Water$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$511 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$3.3 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$5.8 million
Fines
0.4%$296 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals55%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

55%

of Geary 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
55%$43.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$42.4 million
  • Public health$930 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$12.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$492 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$346 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Water supply$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$2.1 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$2.1 million
Social services
2.0%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Geary 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 Geary 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.