County government · Washington County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington County took in $7.5 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes80%Fines and other12%State tax money4.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.0%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes80%

Property tax
72%$5.4 million
Sales tax
7.9%$591 thousand
Individual income tax
0.2%$16 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$224 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$224 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$329 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$918 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Health and hospitals5.1%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

7.6%

of Washington County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Airports$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$711 thousand
  • Police$609 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$246 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$690 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$690 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$461 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$461 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$302 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.