County government · Sumner County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sumner County took in $36.5 million and spent $37.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)27%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money6.5%State tax money6.5%

What stands out

27%

of Sumner 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 taxes53%

Property tax
39%$14.4 million
Sales tax
9.7%$3.5 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Housing$746 thousand
  • Road charges$198 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Sewer$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$2.4 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$2.4 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Health and hospitals18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Housing and community development2.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

18%

of Sumner 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
47%$17.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$662 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$185 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$6.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$387 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$874 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$532 thousand
Social services
0.3%$116 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$116 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumner County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sumner 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.