Overview
Johnson County's FY2026 adopted budget totals $1,904,065,703 — $1,398,788,798 in expenditures (including $92.7 million of transfers, per the at-a-glance summary) plus $505,276,905 in reserves. The approved mill levy is 24.095 mills, down 0.030 from 2025, generating $390.5 million in property-tax revenue on a $17.05 billion assessed valuation. Infrastructure is the largest spending program at $506,439,071, and the county budgets 4,407.85 maximum FTE positions for a projected population of 636,038.
Source: Johnson County 2026 adopted capital and operating budget (county site, PDF).
At a glance
Funds & figures
Expenditures by strategic program (adopted FY2026):
| Fund / item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure | $506,439,071 |
| Public Safety, Judicial & Emergency Services | $350,667,683 |
| Support Services | $178,110,393 |
| Culture & Recreation | $172,649,186 |
| Health & Human Services | $159,040,408 |
| Records & Taxation | $30,006,702 |
| Debt Service | $1,875,355 |
| Total expenditures | $1,398,788,798 |
Revenues by category: Taxes $578,489,449; Intergovernmental $95,168,677; Licenses & Permits $4,543,614; Charges for Service $338,025,976; Use of Assets $44,904,364; Bond Proceeds $180,485,000; Miscellaneous $4,311,279 — subtotal $1,245,928,359; plus Use of Carryover $44,936,041 and Transfers $107,924,398 = $1,398,788,798, matching total expenditures exactly. Total published budget: $1,398,788,798 + $505,276,905 reserves = $1,904,065,703. General Fund: projected ending balance December 31, 2026 of $217,274,969, a 43.7% reserve. One mill of ad valorem tax generates $16.70 million; the county tax on a $487,000 average residential property at 24.095 mills is about $1,349.
Source: Johnson County 2026 adopted budget, Budget at a Glance (section D).
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Johnson County 2026 adopted capital and operating budget, county site (adopted August 28, 2025). Read the budget (PDF).
- Sum checks: program expenditures sum to $1,398,788,798; revenue categories sum to $1,245,928,359, and with carryover and transfers reach $1,398,788,798; expenditures + reserves ($1,398,788,798 + $505,276,905) equal the $1,904,065,703 published budget. All were verified by addition.
- County palette: no verified Johnson County palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a county color.