County government · Pawnee County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pawnee County took in $11.6 million and spent $9.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes80%Fines and other7.4%State tax money7.3%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)5.1%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes80%

Property tax
60%$7.0 million
Sales tax
19%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$172 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$83 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$74 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$592 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$333 thousand
  • Road charges$137 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$70 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$853 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$858 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

14%

of Pawnee 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
32%$3.0 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$332 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$325 thousand
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$33 thousand
  • Public transit$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Police$511 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$461 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$448 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$423 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$295 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$295 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$244 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$160 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pawnee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Pawnee 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.