County government · Norton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norton County took in $7.7 million and spent $6.7 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 taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)15%State tax money8.8%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
60%$4.6 million
Sales tax
9.8%$757 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$75 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.4%$33 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$651 thousand
  • Garbage collection$311 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$130 thousand
  • Road charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$676 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$322 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Environment and natural resources3.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

21%

of Norton 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$487 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$352 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$307 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.3 million
  • Hospitals$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$738 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$575 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.7%$246 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$246 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$226 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$226 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Norton 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 Norton 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.