County government · Lyon County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lyon County took in $85.9 million and spent $112 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, transit fares)61%County taxes32%Fines and other4.1%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Lyon 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 taxes32%

Property tax
27%$23.0 million
Sales tax
4.3%$3.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$492 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$249 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$242 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$52.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; transit fares and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$52.4 million
  • Transit fares$59 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$71 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.7 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$3.1 million
Fines
0.5%$467 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Running the government and other costs5.7%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Lyon 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
73%$81.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$81.0 million
  • Public health$650 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$10.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Public transit$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$508 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$265 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$265 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lyon 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 Lyon 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.