County government · Kingman County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kingman County took in $15.9 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Fines and other24%State tax money12%Federal tax money3.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.0%

What stands out

24%

of Kingman County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes58%

Property tax
51%$8.1 million
Sales tax
6.2%$980 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor vehicle licenses$93 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$481 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$430 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$493 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.9 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$3.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments4.0%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

48%

of Kingman 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
48%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$714 thousand
  • Government buildings$383 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$270 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$320 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$570 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$570 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$321 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$321 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$285 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand
Social services
1.0%$145 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$145 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kingman 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 Kingman 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.