County government · Bourbon County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bourbon County took in $16.4 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money27%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (hospital bills)10%Local tax money5.2%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes35%

Individual income tax
21%$3.5 million
Property tax
11%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.7%$441 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$193 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$145 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$59 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and hospital bills
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Hospital bills$262 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%$3.3 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$4.4 million

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.2%$847 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$454 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Health and hospitals20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

20%

of Bourbon 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
41%$5.4 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)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$875 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$463 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$120 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$734 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$715 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$340 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$337 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$317 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$317 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$194 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$194 thousand
Social services
0.6%$81 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$81 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

Bourbon 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 Bourbon 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.