County government · Kearny County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kearny County took in $43.4 million and spent $38.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)59%County taxes24%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.7%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

59%

of Kearny County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
20%$8.8 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$270 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.9%$371 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$25.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; road charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$24.8 million
  • Road charges$377 thousand
  • Other service charges$303 thousand
  • Garbage collection$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.7%$1.6 million

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$710 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$4.9 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals77%Running the government and other costs9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

77%

of Kearny County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
77%$29.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$29.3 million
  • Public health$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$637 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$320 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$506 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$294 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$212 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$196 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$196 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$127 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$117 thousand
Social services
0.1%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kearny 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 Kearny 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.