County government · Jackson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson County took in $13.8 million and spent $12.0 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 taxes88%State tax money8.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.9%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes88%

Property tax
69%$9.5 million
Sales tax
11%$1.5 million
Other taxes
8.1%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$174 thousand
Fines
0.4%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

29%

of Jackson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$561 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$366 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Public transit$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$389 thousand
  • Government buildings$389 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$363 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$557 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$557 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$341 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$341 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$255 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$255 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.