County government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sedgwick County took in $449 million and spent $313 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Federal tax money13%State tax money7.3%Fines and other4.4%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

50%

of Sedgwick County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
50%$223 million
Sales tax
7.4%$33.2 million
Other taxes
2.6%$11.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$8.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$118 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$62.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$60.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
  • Parking$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$60.0 million

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$32.8 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$5.4 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$18.1 million
Fines
0.4%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

20%

of Sedgwick County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$129 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$42.9 million
  • Police$35.1 million
  • Fire protection$21.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$9.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$64.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$37.3 million
  • Government buildings$19.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$61.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61.9 million
Health and hospitals
9.9%$31.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$13.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.4 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$5.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$3.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$766 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sedgwick County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Sedgwick 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.