County government · Kiowa County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kiowa County took in $17.6 million and spent $17.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Fees for services (hospital bills)38%Fines and other7.4%State tax money3.7%Federal tax money2.5%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Kiowa 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 taxes48%

Property tax
46%$8.1 million
Sales tax
1.7%$301 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$6.6 million
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$434 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$655 thousand

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$136 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals54%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

54%

of Kiowa 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
54%$9.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.6 million
  • Public health$508 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$296 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$238 thousand
  • Fire protection$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$604 thousand
  • Government buildings$107 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$226 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$226 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$160 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$110 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kiowa 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 Kiowa 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.