County government · Allen County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Allen County took in $15.2 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%County taxes26%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)14%Local tax money4.7%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

16%

of Allen County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes26%

Individual income tax
16%$2.5 million
Property tax
6.9%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.8%$427 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$190 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$162 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$869 thousand
  • Hospital bills$713 thousand
  • Other service charges$475 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 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%$3.4 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$4.7 million

Local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.7%$708 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$328 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals22%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

22%

of Allen County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$3.7 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Government buildings$202 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$303 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
22%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$962 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$962 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$80 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$80 thousand
Social services
0.4%$46 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$15 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allen 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 Allen 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.