County government · Ballard County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ballard County took in $8.0 million and spent $7.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money29%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.6%Fines and other5.7%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes39%

Property tax
25%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
13%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$681 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$591 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$1.2 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$2.3 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$151 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$453 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Ballard 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
41%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$304 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$978 thousand
  • Police$343 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$246 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.8%$684 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$684 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$278 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$278 thousand
Social services
1.6%$121 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$121 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$54 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$50 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$25 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ballard 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 Ballard 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.