County government · Rush County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush County took in $13.5 million and spent $11.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)55%County taxes38%Fines and other3.8%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

55%

of Rush County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
37%$5.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$53 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$6.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$240 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$477 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$514 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals56%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs17%Environment and natural resources3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

56%

of Rush 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
56%$6.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$6.2 million
  • Public health$190 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$210 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.9%$447 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$447 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$231 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$222 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rush 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 Rush 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.