County government · Anderson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Anderson County took in $14.0 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes30%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)21%State tax money20%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money2.9%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
16%$2.3 million
Other taxes
14%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$168 thousand
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$351 thousand
  • Hospital bills$336 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 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%$3.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.9 million

Local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.9%$407 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$463 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Health and hospitals30%Interest on debt13%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments4.8%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

30%

of Anderson 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
35%$4.9 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$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$465 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
Health and hospitals
30%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Interest on debt
13%$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$677 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$677 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$532 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$261 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$172 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$342 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$342 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$241 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
  • Electric power$109 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$41 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$41 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Anderson 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 Anderson 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.