County government · Stanton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stanton County took in $15.8 million and spent $12.6 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 taxes62%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)29%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

29%

of Stanton 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 taxes62%

Property tax
59%$9.4 million
Sales tax
1.6%$252 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$86 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$538 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Airport$15 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$564 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$705 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$183 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals49%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

49%

of Stanton 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
49%$6.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$6.0 million
  • Public health$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$205 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$663 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$501 thousand
  • Airports$162 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$473 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$449 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$300 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$269 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$251 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stanton 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 Stanton 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.