County government · Morris County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morris County took in $7.0 million and spent $7.6 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 taxes82%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)9.1%State tax money6.9%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes82%

Property tax
67%$4.7 million
Sales tax
11%$768 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$285 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$161 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$637 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$412 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$80 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Road charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$487 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

20%

of Morris 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%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$408 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$251 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$227 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.4 million
  • Hospitals$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$755 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$369 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$201 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$185 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$327 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$327 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$246 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$246 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morris 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 Morris 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.