Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are down
Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are down from last year’s distributions for July. This is according to the July 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 July distribution is a reflection of May 2026 sales.
Sabetha saw a decrease in sales tax distributions in the month of July — with distributions of $40,742.63, a 4.7 percent decrease from the $42,752.66 distributed in July 2025. Sabetha’s local sales tax rate is one percent.
Fiscal year to date — from July 2025 to July 2026, compared with distributions in the same time frame the previous year — Sabetha is down 0.8 percent.
Fairview’s distributions are down 4.1 percent — from $3,735.72 in July 2025 to $3,581.09 in July 2026. Fairview’s local sales tax rate is 0.5 percent. Fiscal year to date, Fairview’s distributions are up 15.7 percent.
With a sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, Hiawatha’s distributions went down 17.6 percent — from $123,509.53 in July 2025 to $101,735.09 in July 2026. Fiscal year to date, Hiawatha’s distributions are down 5.1 percent compared to last year.
Holton’s distributions are down 4.2 percent, from $76,758.35 in July 2025 to $73,551.28 in July 2026. Holton’s local sales tax rate is 0.75 percent. Fiscal year to date, Holton’s distributions are up 2.2 percent.
With a local sales tax rate of 1 percent, Seneca’s distributions are down 14.9 percent, from $79,990.07 in July 2025 to $68,033.71 in July 2026. Fiscal year to date, Seneca’s distributions are up 3.4 percent.
County
Nemaha and Brown counties saw a decrease, while Jackson County’s sales tax distributions were not available for the month of July.
Nemaha County, with a local sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, saw a 12.5 percent decrease — from $236,283.54 in July 2025 to $206,854.82 in July 2026. Fiscal year to date, Nemaha County’s distributions are up 0.2 percent.
Brown County’s distributions decreased 18 percent, from $141,273.61 in July 2025 to $115,805.76 in July 2026. Brown County has a local sales tax rate of 1 percent. Fiscal year to date, Brown County’s distributions are down 5 percent.
Jackson County, has a local sales tax rate of 1.65 percent. Distributions in July 2025 was $203,665.70, then went to $232,821.63 in July 2026.
State
Statewide, city and county distribution totals were down 3.1 percent in July. Distributions totaled $115,647,188.75 in July 2026, down from the $119,322,195.51 distributed in July 2025. Fiscal year to date, statewide distributions are up 2.1 percent.



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