County government · Sheridan County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheridan County took in $19.1 million and spent $19.1 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, garbage collection)54%County taxes36%State tax money6.9%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

54%

of Sheridan 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 taxes36%

Property tax
29%$5.5 million
Sales tax
6.1%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$9.9 million
  • Other service charges$347 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$1.3 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$77 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$632 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

74%

of Sheridan 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
74%$14.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$13.4 million
  • Public health$778 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$669 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$279 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$385 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$273 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$65 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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.