County government · Adair County, KY

Adair County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Adair County took in $8.7 million and spent $7.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Federal tax money22%County taxes19%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services5.0%Local tax money3.8%

What stands out

22%

of Adair County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.9%$428 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$252 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$88 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$78 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$438 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$438 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
22%$1.9 million

State tax money43%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
43%$3.8 million

Local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.8%$331 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$662 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking27%Health and hospitals1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

42%

of Adair County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$371 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$259 thousand
  • Police$204 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$128 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$40 thousand
Social services
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adair County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Adair County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.