County government · Stevens County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stevens County took in $15.4 million and spent $12.7 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 taxes79%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)4.7%State tax money3.1%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

73%

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

County taxes79%

Property tax
73%$11.3 million
Sales tax
4.7%$716 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$722 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$544 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Airport$58 thousand
  • Road charges$50 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.7 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$476 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$301 thousand
Fines
0.4%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Health and hospitals24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

24%

of Stevens 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%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Airports$275 thousand
Health and hospitals
24%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.6 million
  • Public health$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$846 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$725 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$504 thousand
  • Government buildings$332 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$550 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$380 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$170 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$418 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$418 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$316 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$243 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$243 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stevens 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 Stevens 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.