County government · Harvey County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harvey County took in $15.8 million and spent $21.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes89%Fines and other11%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Harvey County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes89%

Property tax
68%$10.7 million
Sales tax
18%$2.8 million
Other taxes
3.4%$529 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$529 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$38 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

10%

of Harvey County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Interest on debt
5.4%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$695 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$695 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$613 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$613 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harvey 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 Harvey 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.