County government · McPherson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McPherson County took in $24.3 million and spent $26.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes86%Fines and other9.5%State tax money4.1%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes86%

Property tax
74%$18.0 million
Sales tax
11%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.2%$281 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$255 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$1.0 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

36%

of McPherson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$9.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
36%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Airports$241 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$393 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$393 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McPherson 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 McPherson 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.