County government · Morton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morton County took in $21.5 million and spent $17.9 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 taxes49%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)21%Federal tax money14%State tax money7.4%Local tax money5.6%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

14%

of Morton County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
47%$10.0 million
Sales tax
1.4%$298 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$44 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$412 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$64 thousand
  • Airport$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.9 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$1.6 million

Local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$872 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals50%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

50%

of Morton 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
50%$9.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.4 million
  • Public health$542 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$411 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$896 thousand
  • Airports$649 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$432 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$195 thousand
  • Police$145 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$400 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$249 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$370 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$370 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$227 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$227 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morton 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 Morton 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.