County Commons · Kansas
Kansas: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 105 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
2,970,606 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.1% since 2020) · 105 counties
The state's money — Kansas state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $27.5 billion and spent $25.8 billion · $8,698 per resident. It owed $7.3 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$36.97 · $9.6 billion
Public welfare$26.17 · $6.8 billion
Hospitals$13.45 · $3.5 billion
Highways$7.69 · $2 billion
Other and unallocable$4.10 · $1.1 billion
Governmental administration$3.57 · $923.4 million
Health$2.44 · $630.9 million
Correction$2.02 · $522.2 million
Interest on general debt$1.69 · $436.8 million
Natural resources$1.03 · $265.8 million
Police protection$0.67 · $172.1 million
Parks and recreation$0.20 · $51.5 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $25.8 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$13.1 billion
Individual income tax$4.5 billion
General sales tax$4.4 billion
Corporate income tax$1.6 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$1.3 billion
Property tax (state share)$881.7 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$440.8 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$71.3 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$7.5 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$5.3 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$1.6 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$2.7 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.