Salina sales tax distribution rises 3.1% in October
Salina received $1,579,323.64 in its October 2026 local sales tax distribution, an increase of $47,143.82, or 3.1%, from the $1,532,179.82 distributed in October 2025.
The October payment reflects August collections. Local sales tax distributions trail the transactions that produced them by about two months.
Saline County received $2,012,383.95 in the same distribution, up 4.6% from $1,924,202.65 a year earlier. From January through October, Salina has received $15,156,404.54, up 4.8% from $14,467,670.71 during the same period in 2025. Saline County’s year-to-date total rose to $19,087,241.55, an increase of 5.1%.
Nearby county distributions in the same report were mixed. Dickinson County received $402,398.52, up 0.1% from $402,021.72 a year earlier. Ottawa County received $37,704.61, down 16.0% from $44,901.57. Cloud County received $145,541.81, down 1.3% from $147,410.84. Ellsworth County received $74,584.66, up 15.4% from $64,620.36. McPherson County received $990,239.75, compared with $736,630.20 a year earlier; the KDOR report lists that county’s percentage change as n/a after a rate change effective April 1, 2026.
City and county distributions represent their respective local sales tax levies and should not be added together or treated as portions of one payment.
