County government · Scott County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Scott County took in $11.9 million and spent $11.4 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 taxes81%Fines and other8.1%State tax money5.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, hospital bills)5.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
59%$7.0 million
Sales tax
13%$1.5 million
Other taxes
9.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$752 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$378 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$642 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$245 thousand
  • Other service charges$182 thousand
  • Hospital bills$155 thousand
  • Road charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$10 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$665 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$964 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

6%

of Scott County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$247 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$181 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$354 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.9%$787 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$607 thousand
  • Hospitals$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$722 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$483 thousand
  • Libraries$239 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$687 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$349 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$349 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$137 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.