County government · Mitchell County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mitchell County took in $5.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from

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Where it comes from

County taxes93%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.6%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

73%

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

County taxes93%

Property tax
73%$4.3 million
Sales tax
14%$852 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$292 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.4%$23 thousand

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$333 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$333 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%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mitchell County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Mitchell 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.