Overview
Anderson County adopted a 2026 budget of $16,276,667 in total budget authority, supported by $10,510,253 in 2025 ad valorem tax. The budget's revenue neutral rate is 72.587 mills, and the certificate states the budget does not require a resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate. The General Fund ($4,983,480) and Road and Bridge ($4,336,222) together account for $9,319,702 — about 57% of the whole budget — and the New Hospital Bond and Interest fund ($1,821,629) is the third-largest line, reflecting the county's hospital debt service.
Source: Anderson County 2026 adopted budget certificate (PDF).
At a glance — 2026 adopted
Source: Certificate, 2026 adopted budget.
All funds — 2026 adopted
Budget authority is the maximum expenditure for each fund for 2026. Funds with no ad valorem tax column are funded from other sources (fees, transfers, or other receipts). The authority column sums exactly to the certificate total; the tax column sums exactly to the certificate's ad valorem total.
| Fund | Budget authority | 2025 ad valorem tax |
|---|---|---|
| General | $4,983,480 | $2,496,376 |
| Road and Bridge | $4,336,222 | $3,657,787 |
| Employee Benefits | $1,915,210 | $1,752,613 |
| New Hospital Bond and Interest | $1,821,629 | $497,636 |
| Ambulance | $728,173 | $688,223 |
| Reappraisal | $399,646 | $354,720 |
| Special Bridge | $447,310 | $247,381 |
| Bond and Interest | $271,175 | $226,371 |
| Noxious Weed | $200,000 | $188,162 |
| Emergency Phone Equipment | $130,610 | None |
| Special Liability | $108,500 | $104,116 |
| Multi-County Health | $89,000 | $83,182 |
| Service Program for the Elderly | $80,600 | $17,774 |
| Election | $61,500 | $57,347 |
| Conservation District | $51,500 | $48,410 |
| Intellectual Disabilities | $46,586 | $43,882 |
| Mental Health | $45,856 | None |
| Historical Society | $39,500 | $37,286 |
| Special Parks and Recreation | $24,977 | None |
| Welda Sewer Bond and Interest | $21,253 | None |
| Fair Building | $9,500 | $8,987 |
| Special Alcohol | $8,176 | None |
| Wireless Phone Equipment | $2,982 | None |
| Solid Waste | $391,000 | None |
| Welda Sewer District | $62,282 | None |
| Total | $16,276,667 | $10,510,253 |
Source: Certificate, 2026 adopted budget.
General Fund — 2026 adopted
The General Fund's 2026 budget authority is $4,983,480, against a 2025 estimate of $4,709,446 in expenditures and 2024 actual expenditures of $4,091,292. The 2026 authority is funded by a tax requirement of $2,421,485 plus a 3.00% delinquent-tax allowance of $74,891, for the $2,496,376 ad valorem levy in the table above. The budget form's 2026 receipts column ($2,043,972, excluding ad valorem tax, which the form shows as X's) plus the January 1, 2026 cash balance of $518,023 gives resources available of $2,561,995 — the balance of the authority is the ad valorem levy.
General Fund expenditures by department — 2026
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sheriff | $873,653 |
| Jail | $1,151,864 |
| Dispatch | $493,097 |
| Treasurer | $469,600 |
| Courthouse General | $464,999 |
| Emergency Preparedness | $254,917 |
| Landfill | $235,000 |
| Attorney | $222,440 |
| District Court | $182,186 |
| Clerk | $179,000 |
| Register of Deeds | $95,000 |
| Commission | $79,300 |
| Economic Development | $61,050 |
| Capital Outlay | $50,000 |
| Social Services for the Aged | $44,923 |
| Coroner | $30,300 |
| Fair boards (county + Kincaid) | $25,200 |
| Juvenile Detention | $20,000 |
| Zoning | $18,450 |
| CASA | $11,000 |
| Kansas Legal Services | $10,500 |
| Sanitation | $8,000 |
| Hope Unlimited | $3,000 |
| Total budget authority | $4,983,480 |
Note: the department lines above sum to $4,983,479, which is $1 below the certified $4,983,480 — a $1 rounding/extraction difference; the certified total is used as the headline figure.
General Fund comparison
| 2024 actual | 2025 estimate | 2026 adopted | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts (excl. ad valorem in 2026 col.) | $4,670,512 | $4,562,736 | $2,043,972 |
| Expenditures | $4,091,292 | $4,709,446 | $4,983,480 |
| Unencumbered cash, Jan 1 | $85,513 | $664,733 | $518,023 |
| Unencumbered cash, Dec 31 | $664,733 | $518,023 | — |
County-wide sales tax is the General Fund's second-largest receipt line after ad valorem tax: $858,407 actual in 2024, budgeted at $875,000 for both 2025 and 2026.
Rural Fire District No. 1 — separate certificate
The budget form carries a second certificate for a special district. It is not part of the $16,276,667 county total above.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rural Fire District No. 1 budget authority, 2026 | $497,217 |
| Rural Fire District No. 1 ad valorem tax, 2025 | $458,481 |
Source: Certificate (2) — special districts, 2026 adopted budget.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Anderson County, Kansas, 2026 adopted budget (State of Kansas county budget form). Read the budget (PDF).
- Sum checks: the all-funds authority column and the ad valorem column each sum exactly to the certificate totals; the General Fund department table is $1 short of its certified total, disclosed above.
- What is missing: the budget form's statement of indebtedness did not extract legibly, so no debt figure is claimed on this page. No audit or actuals for 2025/2026 are used — the comparison columns are the budget form's own figures.
- County palette: no verified Anderson County palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a county color.