County government · Bath County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bath County took in $6.7 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes33%Federal tax money20%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services3.2%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes33%

Individual income tax
17%$1.1 million
Property tax
8.8%$589 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$491 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$374 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$41 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$33 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$213 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$213 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$1.4 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$2.4 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$26 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$522 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Sent to other local governments8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

8.3%

of Bath County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$2.1 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$487 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$176 thousand
  • Police$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$148 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.3%$454 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$454 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Social services
0.4%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bath 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 Bath 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.