County government · Trego County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trego County took in $6.8 million and spent $6.3 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 taxes80%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)10%State tax money6.4%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes80%

Property tax
74%$5.0 million
Sales tax
5.2%$349 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$703 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$484 thousand
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$97 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$434 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$209 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking28%Health and hospitals12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Environment and natural resources4.2%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

42%

of Trego County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$473 thousand
  • Government buildings$376 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$331 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$721 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$568 thousand
  • Hospitals$153 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$567 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$283 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$167 thousand
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$42 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$266 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$266 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$95 thousand
Social services
1.3%$82 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Trego 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 Trego 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.