County government · Sherman County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sherman County took in $10.1 million and spent $10.0 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 taxes73%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%State tax money8.1%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
50%$5.0 million
Sales tax
20%$2.0 million
Other taxes
3.0%$301 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$136 thousand
  • Other licenses$113 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$792 thousand
  • Garbage collection$561 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$203 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$814 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$369 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Health and hospitals22%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

22%

of Sherman 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
34%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$356 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
22%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.6 million
  • Hospitals$580 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$702 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$697 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$139 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$684 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$684 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$267 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$169 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Social services
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sherman 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 Sherman 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.