County government · Miami County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Miami County took in $56.0 million and spent $46.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fines and other11%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)8.0%Federal tax money6.1%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

11%

of Miami County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes72%

Property tax
55%$31.0 million
Sales tax
11%$6.3 million
Other taxes
5.7%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$348 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Road charges$105 thousand
  • Garbage collection$82 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Housing$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$3.4 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$1.6 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$5.8 million
Fines
0.4%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals2.3%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

44%

of Miami County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$20.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.2 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$880 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
  • Airports$150 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$821 thousand
Social services
0.7%$344 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$344 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$163 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$163 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$122 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Miami 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 Miami 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.