Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are down

Sabetha’s sales tax distributions are down from last year’s distributions for November. This is according to the November 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 November distribution is a reflection of September 2025 sales.

Sabetha saw a decrease in sales tax distributions in the month of November — with distributions of $38,343.64, an 5.7 percent decrease from the $40,676.39 distributed in November 2024. Sabetha’s local sales tax rate is one percent.

Fiscal year to date — from November 2024 to November 2025, compared with distributions in the same time frame the previous year — Sabetha is down 4.4 percent.

Fairview’s distributions are up 86 percent — from $2,012.62 in November 2024 to $3,743.06 in November 2025. Fairview’s local sales tax rate is 0.5 percent. Fiscal year to date, Fairview’s distributions are up 24.2 percent.

With a sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, Hiawatha’s distributions went up 1.4 percent — from $100,731.76 in November 2024 to $102,157.22 in November 2025. Fiscal year to date, Hiawatha’s distributions are up 4.9 percent compared to last year.

Holton’s distributions are up 3.8 percent, from $66,246.84 in November 2024 to $68,759.14 in November 2025. Holton’s local sales tax rate is 0.75 percent. Fiscal year to date, Holton’s distributions are down 0.9 percent.

With a local sales tax rate of 1 percent, Seneca’s distributions are up 23.4 percent, from $54,969.12 in November 2024 to $67,824.02 in November 2025. Fiscal year to date, Seneca’s distributions are up 2 percent.

County

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

Nemaha County, with a local sales tax rate of 1.5 percent, saw a 12.5 percent increase — from $195,249.60 in November 2024 to $219,624.44 in November 2025. Fiscal year to date, Nemaha County’s distributions are up 0.2 percent.

Brown County’s distributions increased 1.2 percent, from $115,219.20 in November 2024 to $116,618.56 in November 2025. Brown County has a local sales tax rate of 1 percent. Fiscal year to date, Brown County’s distributions are up 2.4 percent.

Jackson County, with a local sales tax rate of 1.4 percent, saw a 10 percent increase — from $178,214.91 in November 2024 to $196,023.78 in November 2025. Fiscal year to date, Jackson County’s distributions are down 5.1 percent.

State

Statewide, city and county distribution totals were up 2.8 percent in November. Distributions totaled $107,055,011.84 in November 2025, up from $104,095,145.61 distributed in November 2024. Fiscal year to date, statewide distributions are up 3.3 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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