Overview
Morton County took in $12,816,150 and spent $12,014,724 in 2025, ending the year with $7,270,260 in unencumbered cash ($8,613,893 in treasurer's cash after $1,343,633 in payables and encumbrances). The General Fund ended nearly flat — $3,192,118, up $8,467 on the year — while the special-purpose funds as a group added $639,734 and the Debt Service fund added $153,225. Total cash of $15,511,185 (demand and savings deposits $15,510,235 plus change funds of $950) less agency funds of $6,897,292 gives the treasurer's cash of $8,613,893. The Hospital fund is a pure pass-through: $1,080,746 in receipts against $1,080,752 in expenditures, ending at $0. The county's largest ending balances are the General Fund ($3,192,118), the Capital Improvement fund ($651,785), and the Road and Bridge fund ($492,963).
Source: Statement 1 — Summary Statement of Receipts, Expenditures and Unencumbered Cash.
At a glance — 2025 actual (regulatory basis)
Source: Statement 1.
Major funds — 2025 actual
Each row reconciles: beginning balance + receipts − expenditures = ending unencumbered balance.
| Fund | Receipts | Expenditures | Ending balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | $2,980,504 | $2,972,037 | $3,192,118 |
| Road and Bridge | $1,220,334 | $1,407,920 | $492,963 |
| Employee Benefits | $1,635,465 | $1,620,897 | $114,952 |
| Sheriff | $626,655 | $528,508 | $263,206 |
| Emergency Services | $449,099 | $423,237 | $206,752 |
| Emergency 911 | $70,059 | $56,758 | $341,478 |
| Capital Improvement | $455,235 | $58,562 | $651,785 |
| Noxious Weed | $243,420 | $156,313 | $238,950 |
| County Health | $355,704 | $324,560 | $129,584 |
| Airport | $781,445 | $765,674 | $70,707 |
| Debt Service | $1,944,475 | $1,791,250 | $153,225 |
| Total, reporting entity (printed) | $12,816,150 | $12,014,724 | $7,270,260 |
Source: Statement 1.
General Fund — 2025 actual
The General Fund began 2025 with $3,183,651, took in $2,980,504, spent $2,972,037, and ended with $3,192,118 unencumbered ($3,225,682 cash after $33,564 in payables and encumbrances).
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Beginning unencumbered cash, Jan 1, 2025 | $3,183,651 |
| Receipts, 2025 | $2,980,504 |
| Expenditures, 2025 | $2,972,037 |
| Ending unencumbered cash, Dec 31, 2025 | $3,192,118 |
| Add: payables and encumbrances | $33,564 |
| Ending cash, Dec 31, 2025 | $3,225,682 |
Source: Statement 1.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Morton County, Kansas, Regulatory Basis Financial Statement for the Year Ended December 31, 2025 (Lewis, Hooper & Dick, LLC). Read the statement (PDF). Retrieval note: the admin.ks.gov copy of this file returned an empty response on the first fetch; the identical state-hosted copy at the inventory's Jobs.ks.gov address was retrieved and is the source cited here.
- Sum checks: reporting entity ($6,468,834 + $12,816,150 − $12,014,724 = $7,270,260; + $1,343,633 = $8,613,893); receipts build ($2,980,504 + $7,891,171 + $1,944,475 = $12,816,150); expenditures build ($2,972,037 + $7,251,437 + $1,791,250 = $12,014,724); General Fund ($3,183,651 + $2,980,504 − $2,972,037 = $3,192,118; + $33,564 = $3,225,682); special-purpose funds total ($3,285,183 + $7,891,171 − $7,251,437 = $3,924,917; + $160,069 = $4,084,986); Debt Service ($1,944,475 − $1,791,250 = $153,225; + $1,150,000 = $1,303,225); each major-fund row reconciles on its own; cash composition ($17,609,447 + $1,078,307 − $3,177,519 = $15,510,235; + $950 = $15,511,185; − $6,897,292 = $8,613,893).
- What is missing: the General Fund receipt/expenditure breakdown and any long-term debt schedule were not extracted from the notes, so no figures for them are claimed. The North Dakota county of the same name was disregarded, as the inventory notes.
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified palette for this jurisdiction was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.