County government · Smith County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Smith County took in $2.5 million and spent $2.9 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 taxes98%State tax money2.1%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

98%

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

County taxes98%

Property tax
98%$2.4 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$53 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Health and hospitals35%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Environment and natural resources0.8%

What stands out

35%

of Smith 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
38%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
35%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$524 thousand
  • Public health$488 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$554 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$550 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$213 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$166 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smith 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 Smith 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.