County government · Rawlins County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rawlins County took in $4.9 million and spent $5.5 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 taxes76%State tax money13%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services (airport)4.8%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
60%$3.0 million
Sales tax
14%$670 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$43 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.5%$25 thousand

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$235 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$212 thousand
  • Airport$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$652 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$278 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Environment and natural resources3.2%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

57%

of Rawlins County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$238 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.8%$489 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$489 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$426 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$312 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$177 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$177 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rawlins 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 Rawlins 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.