County government · Russell County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Russell County took in $12.1 million and spent $16.2 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 taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)20%State tax money9.8%Fines and other7.8%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes62%

Property tax
61%$7.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$400 thousand
  • Road charges$214 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$1.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$945 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

16%

of Russell 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
33%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$360 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$337 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$374 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$400 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$400 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$384 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$384 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$231 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Russell 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 Russell 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.