County government · Graham County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Graham County took in $18.4 million and spent $17.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)49%County taxes34%Federal tax money14%Fines and other1.7%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

49%

of Graham 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 taxes34%

Property tax
30%$5.5 million
Sales tax
3.2%$580 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$35 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$8.3 million
  • Other service charges$502 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$143 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.6 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$232 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$309 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking10%Environment and natural resources4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

67%

of Graham 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
67%$11.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$10.7 million
  • Public health$861 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$294 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$235 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$714 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$714 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$712 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$349 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$279 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$216 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$131 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Graham 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 Graham 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.