Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are down

Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are down from last year’s distributions for February. This is according to the February City/County Local Sales Tax Distribution Report released by the Kansas Department of Revenue.

The state issues these distributions two months after collection, so the February distribution is a reflection of December 2025 sales.

Sabetha saw a decrease in sales tax distributions in the month of February — with distributions of $42,201.53, a 4 percent decrease from the $43,946.38 distributed in February 2025. Sabetha’s local sales tax rate is one percent.

Fiscal year to date — from February 2025 to February 2026, compared with distributions in the same time frame the previous year — Sabetha is down 2.6 percent.

Fairview’s distributions are up 51.3 percent — from $2,381.48 in February 2025 to $3,603.59 in February 2026. Fairview’s local sales tax rate is 0.5 percent. Fiscal year to date, Fairview’s distributions are up 40.3 percent.

With a sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, Hiawatha’s distributions went up 5.4 percent — from $114,531.41 in February 2025 to $120,668.92 in February 2026. Fiscal year to date, Hiawatha’s distributions are up 3.7 percent compared to last year.

Holton’s distributions are down 1.3 percent, from $80,341.49 in February 2025 to $79,300.73 in February 2026. Holton’s local sales tax rate is 0.75 percent. Fiscal year to date, Holton’s distributions are down 1.1 percent.

With a local sales tax rate of 1 percent, Seneca’s distributions are up 16.4 percent, from $73,482.23 in February 2025 to $85,502.91 in February 2026. Fiscal year to date, Seneca’s distributions are up 7.9 percent.

County

Nemaha, Brown and Jackson counties all saw an increase in sales tax distributions for the month of February.

Nemaha County, with a local sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, saw a 7.5 percent increase — from $234,156.22 in February 2025 to $251,673.85 in February 2026. Fiscal year to date, Nemaha County’s distributions are up 2.6 percent.

Brown County’s distributions increased 5.6 percent, from $130,748.42 in February 2025 to $138,134.53 in February 2026. Brown County has a local sales tax rate of 1 percent. Fiscal year to date, Brown County’s distributions are up 3.2 percent.

Jackson County, with a local sales tax rate of 1.4 percent, saw a 3.3 percent increase — from $209,057.08 in February 2025 to $215,970.17 in February 2026. Fiscal year to date, Jackson County’s distributions are up 2.1 percent.

State

Statewide, city and county distribution totals were up 7.8 percent in February. Distributions totaled $129,881,459.29 in February 2026, up from $120,445,170.12 distributed in February 2025. Fiscal year to date, statewide distributions are up 5.5 percent.

Julie Shafer86 Posts

Julie Shafer is a reporter for The Sabetha Herald, where she has been on staff since 2021. Julie lives in Morrill with her husband and three of her five children.

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