County government · Grant County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grant County took in $11.4 million and spent $12.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)9.8%Fines and other4.8%State tax money4.5%Local tax money4.2%

What stands out

76%

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

County taxes77%

Property tax
76%$8.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$686 thousand
  • Garbage collection$396 thousand
  • Airport$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$517 thousand

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$482 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$421 thousand
Fines
1.1%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

45%

of Grant 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
45%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$907 thousand
  • Government buildings$394 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$378 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$292 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$948 thousand
  • Fire protection$853 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$368 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$168 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.3%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$915 thousand
  • Hospitals$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$928 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$528 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$400 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$183 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$63 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$63 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Grant 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.