State of Kansas
$27.9 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
What stands out
23%
of Kansas' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.
Full Kansas breakdown
State taxes45%
Individual income tax
16%$4.50 billion
Sales tax
15%$4.33 billion
Other taxes
6.3%$1.80 billion
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; motor fuel taxes and 15 more
- Insurance premium taxes$514 million
- Motor fuel taxes$458 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$251 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$171 million
- Tobacco taxes$105 million
- Occupation and business licenses$90.9 million
- Other selective sales taxes$65.1 million
- Severance taxes$35.0 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$32.7 million
- Driver's licenses$32.1 million
- Corporation licenses$24.5 million
- Amusement licenses$10.4 million
- Public utility licenses$4.2 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.9 million
- Other licenses$2.9 million
- Public utility taxes$314 thousand
- Amusement taxes$313 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Business income tax
5.1%$1.47 billion
Property tax
3.3%$953 million
Fees for services23%
Fees for services
23%$6.52 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
- Hospital bills$4.55 billion
- College tuition$815 million
- Other service charges$479 million
- University housing and dining$462 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$148 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$47.6 million
- Housing$11.6 million
- Other education charges$5.0 million
- Road charges$3.0 million
- Parks and recreation$736 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money25%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
25%$7.15 billion
Local tax money0.2%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.2%$51.9 million
Fines and other6.8%
Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.92 billion
Fines
0.1%$36.1 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
19%
of Kansas' spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.
Full Kansas breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
25%$6.92 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$6.82 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$54.7 million
- Welfare institutions$21.8 million
- Veterans' services$15.5 million
Sent to local governments
24%$6.76 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to school districts (colleges) and 17 more
- Sent to school districts$5.82 billion
- Sent to school districts (colleges)$279 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$225 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$140 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$91.2 million
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$72.7 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$57.9 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$19.6 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$12.5 million
- Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$6.6 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$5.8 million
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$5.4 million
- Sent to local governments: police$5.2 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$4.2 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.6 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$1.4 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$1.4 million
- Sent to the federal government$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$5.31 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$4.73 billion
- Public health$575 million
Schools and colleges
15%$4.09 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$2.95 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$648 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$274 million
- Other education$219 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$2.00 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
- Roads and highways$1.85 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$141 million
- Airports$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$1.14 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$459 million
- Courts and legal services$340 million
- Police$193 million
- Inspections and regulation$97.2 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$47.9 million
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$1.11 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$423 million
- Other and not broken out$418 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 million
- Government buildings$31.3 million
- Other government administration$20.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$286 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$286 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$135 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$125 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$52.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$47.7 million
- Libraries$4.5 million