| Using Prior Year as Base Year | ||||||
| Countywide Sales/Use Tax Distribution* | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Total Douglas County | $ 14,233,062 | $ 14,614,057 | $ 14,647,594 | $ 15,739,261 | $ 15,022,521 | |
| Lawrence | $ 8,520,772 | $ 8,630,372 | $ 8,626,835 | $ 9,064,224 | $ 8,716,160 | |
| *Source: Kansas Department of Revenue. | ||||||
| Lawrence Countywide Sales Tax Ratio | 0.590173 | 0.590011 | 0.589196 | 0.57991 | 0.57913 | |
| change from prior year ratio | -0.000162 | -0.000815 | -0.009286 | -0.00078 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||
| value of difference in ratio | $ (2,367) | $ (11,938) | $ (146,155) | $ (11,718) | $ (172,178) | |
| Using 2005 as base year | ||||||
| Countywide Sales/Use Tax Distribution* | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Total Douglas County | $ 14,233,062 | $ 14,614,057 | $ 14,647,594 | $ 15,739,261 | $ 15,022,521 | |
| Lawrence | $ 8,520,772 | $ 8,630,372 | $ 8,626,835 | $ 9,064,224 | $ 8,716,160 | |
| *Source: Kansas Department of Revenue. | ||||||
| Lawrence Countywide Sales Tax Ratio | 0.590173 | 0.590011 | 0.589196 | 0.57991 | 0.57913 | |
| change from prior year ratio | -0.000162 | -0.000977 | -0.010263 | -0.011043 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||
| value of difference in ratio | $ (2,367) | $ (14,311) | $ (161,532) | $ (165,894) | $ (344,104) | |