County government · Jefferson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson County took in $17.4 million and spent $23.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes99%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

92%

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

County taxes99%

Property tax
92%$16.0 million
Sales tax
7.3%$1.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals13%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

34%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$381 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Jefferson 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.