County government · Boone County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Boone County took in $139 million and spent $130 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other8.9%State tax money5.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.9%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

50%

of Boone County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes73%

Individual income tax
50%$68.9 million
Property tax
14%$19.4 million
Other taxes
9.5%$13.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$765 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$543 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$471 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$517 thousand
  • Garbage collection$413 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$13.2 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$7.2 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$751 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$12.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending11%

What stands out

22%

of Boone County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$35.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.7 million
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$31.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$23.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$933 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$28.5 million
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$28.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
  • Public transit$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$8.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.2 million
Social services
5.8%$7.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$783 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone 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 Boone 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.