County government · Breckinridge County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Breckinridge County took in $15.7 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Federal tax money21%County taxes21%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)7.4%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

21%

of Breckinridge County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes21%

Other taxes
11%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$248 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$105 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$84 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.4%$1.5 million

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$592 thousand
  • Other service charges$499 thousand
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$3.3 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$6.3 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$417 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

21%

of Breckinridge 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
30%$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$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Police$381 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$289 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$147 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$37 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37 thousand
Social services
0.3%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33 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
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge 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.