County government · Johnson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Johnson County took in $862 million and spent $884 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)37%State tax money5.0%Fines and other3.0%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Johnson County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
38%$325 million
Sales tax
16%$139 million
Other taxes
1.1%$9.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.0 million
  • Other licenses$3.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$316 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$150 million
  • Other service charges$147 million
  • Transit fares$8.1 million
  • Airport$7.6 million
  • Housing$2.0 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$42.7 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$3.3 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$25.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Health and hospitals8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Johnson County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$265 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 million
  • Other and not broken out$100 million
  • Government buildings$48.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$314 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$221 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$191 million
  • Fire protection$30.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$160 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$160 million
Health and hospitals
8.2%$72.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$57.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; public transit and 1 more
  • Airports$26.1 million
  • Public transit$18.4 million
  • Roads and highways$12.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$33.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$32.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Social services
3.5%$31.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31.3 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$22.2 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$21.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.