Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are down
Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are down from last year’s distributions for August. This is according to the August 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 August distribution is a reflection of June 2026 sales.
Sabetha saw a decrease in sales tax distributions in the month of August — with distributions of $41,911.10, a 1.3 percent decrease from the $42,450.18 distributed in August 2025. Sabetha’s local sales tax rate is one percent.
Fiscal year to date — from August 2025 to August 2026, compared with distributions in the same time frame the previous year — Sabetha is down 0.9 percent.
Fairview’s distributions are up 5.2 percent — from $3,409.49 in August 2025 to $3,587.71 in August 2026. Fairview’s local sales tax rate is 0.5 percent. Fiscal year to date, Fairview’s distributions are up 14.2 percent.
With a sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, Hiawatha’s distributions went up 3.9 percent — from $103,493.38 in August 2025 to $107,562.33 in August 2026. Fiscal year to date, Hiawatha’s distributions are down 4.1 percent compared to last year.
Holton’s distributions are up 7.7 percent, from $68,771.94 in August 2025 to $74,065.52 in August 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 up 20.9 percent, from $63,844.80 in August 2025 to $77,194.12 in August 2026. Fiscal year to date, Seneca’s distributions are up 5.5 percent.
County
Nemaha and Brown counties saw an increase, while Jackson County’s sales tax distributions were not available for the month of August.
Nemaha County, with a local sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, saw a 17.3 percent increase — from $196,857.40 in August 2025 to $230,951.85 in August 2026. Fiscal year to date, Nemaha County’s distributions are up 2.3 percent.
Brown County’s distributions increased 2.1 percent, from $121,410.47 in August 2025 to $123,963.36 in August 2026. Brown County has a local sales tax rate of 1 percent. Fiscal year to date, Brown County’s distributions are down 4.1 percent.
Jackson County, has a local sales tax rate of 1.65 percent. Distributions in August 2025 was $200,447.25, then went to $246,777.10 in August 2026.
State
Statewide, city and county distribution totals were up 9 percent in August. Distributions totaled $118,405,828.93 in August 2026, up from the $108,675,719.24 distributed in August 2025. Fiscal year to date, statewide distributions are up 2.9 percent.




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