County government · Haskell County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Haskell County took in $12.9 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Fines and other15%State tax money7.4%Fees for services (electric power, road charges)5.5%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
68%$8.7 million
Other taxes
2.9%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$231 thousand
  • Other licenses$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.2%$282 thousand

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$705 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 3 more
  • Other service charges$320 thousand
  • Electric power$300 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 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%$6 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$956 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

7.4%

of Haskell 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
33%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$547 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$213 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$755 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
13%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$800 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$412 thousand
  • Electric power$388 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$355 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$355 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$58 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Haskell 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 Haskell 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.