County government · Barren County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Barren County took in $48.8 million and spent $42.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, hospital bills)18%Local tax money14%Federal tax money14%County taxes12%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

14%

of Barren County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes12%

Property tax
8.5%$4.2 million
Other taxes
3.0%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesCorporation licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Corporation licenses$353 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$292 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$288 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$261 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$256 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.2%$84 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Hospital bills$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$6.8 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$17.2 million

Local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
14%$6.8 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$3.4 million
Fines
0.2%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals41%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking6.9%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

41%

of Barren 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%

Health and hospitals
41%$17.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$128 thousand
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$204 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$179 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$175 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$70 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$70 thousand
Social services
0.1%$49 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barren County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Barren 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.