County government · Boyle County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Boyle County took in $72.6 million and spent $35.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)30%Fines and other15%State tax money3.5%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

46%

of Boyle 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 taxes48%

Other taxes
46%$33.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.3 million
  • Other licenses$268 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.1%$1.5 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$21.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 4 more
  • Other service charges$20.9 million
  • Hospital bills$453 thousand
  • Garbage collection$172 thousand
  • Road charges$104 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$755 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$2.6 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$1.3 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$7.1 million
Fines
5.5%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

55%

of Boyle County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$19.5 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$17.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$720 thousand
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$225 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$5.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Public transit$184 thousand
  • Airports$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Electric power$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$648 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$648 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boyle 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 Boyle 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.