County government · Labette County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Labette County took in $105 million and spent $117 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)82%County taxes11%Fines and other5.1%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

82%

of Labette 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 taxes11%

Property tax
7.6%$8.0 million
Sales tax
2.6%$2.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$85.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$85.6 million
  • Other service charges$261 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$321 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$1.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$5.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals85%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Running the government and other costs4.0%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

85%

of Labette 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
85%$100 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$98.3 million
  • Public health$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$847 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$625 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$940 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$644 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Labette 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 Labette 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.