County government · Republic County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Republic County took in $11.0 million and spent $5.0 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 taxes79%Fines and other9.4%State tax money9.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.4%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes79%

Property tax
67%$7.4 million
Other taxes
7.6%$839 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$789 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.0%$436 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$261 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$261 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$994 thousand

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$50 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Environment and natural resources1.3%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

45%

of Republic 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
45%$2.3 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$360 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$264 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Public transit$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$784 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$572 thousand
  • Hospitals$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$638 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$556 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$66 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$45 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$45 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Republic 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 Republic 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.