County government · Bracken County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bracken County took in $6.9 million and spent $7.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes33%Fees for services (hospital bills)7.4%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money5.4%

What stands out

14%

of Bracken 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 taxes33%

Property tax
19%$1.3 million
Other taxes
14%$929 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$880 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$24 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$505 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$369 thousand
  • Other service charges$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$477 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$2.8 million

Local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.4%$369 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$424 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Health and hospitals20%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

20%

of Bracken 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
46%$3.3 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$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$389 thousand
  • Government buildings$262 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$721 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$275 thousand
  • Fire protection$168 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$155 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$123 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$294 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$294 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$111 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$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bracken 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 Bracken 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.