County government · Shawnee County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shawnee County took in $202 million and spent $188 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other9.9%Federal tax money7.4%State tax money7.4%

What stands out

49%

of Shawnee County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes62%

Property tax
49%$98.5 million
Other taxes
7.0%$14.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$12.0 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$27.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$18.4 million
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$15.0 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$14.9 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$17.9 million
Fines
1.0%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Health and hospitals6.1%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

12%

of Shawnee County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$72.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$26.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$23.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$22.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$50.5 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$23.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$22.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$16.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.1%$11.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.6 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$2.7 million
Social services
0.5%$989 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$989 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shawnee 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 Shawnee 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.