County government · Bell County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bell County took in $12.3 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes29%Fees for services (hospital bills)13%Federal tax money9.0%Local tax money4.8%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

18%

of Bell County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes29%

Other taxes
18%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$947 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$945 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$204 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$110 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
0.4%$47 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and hospital bills
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Hospital bills$592 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$1.1 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$5.1 million

Local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.8%$592 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$287 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Health and hospitals29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Sent to other local governments3.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

29%

of Bell 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
40%$4.8 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)$343 thousand
  • Government buildings$224 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
29%$3.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Police$767 thousand
  • Fire protection$261 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$926 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$926 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$393 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$393 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$42 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Social services
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bell 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 Bell 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.