County government · Lincoln County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln County took in $8.4 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%Fines and other16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)5.0%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

65%

of Lincoln County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes76%

Property tax
65%$5.4 million
Other taxes
7.1%$602 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$504 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.1%$345 thousand
Individual income tax
0.2%$21 thousand

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$424 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$276 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$255 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking30%Health and hospitals17%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

17%

of Lincoln 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$528 thousand
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
17%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$778 thousand
  • Hospitals$402 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$411 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$291 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$259 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$97 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lincoln 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.