County government · Butler County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Butler County took in $7.7 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes31%Federal tax money20%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.0%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes31%

Individual income tax
22%$1.7 million
Property tax
6.7%$521 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$47 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$386 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$368 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 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%$1.5 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$3.0 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$30 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$427 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

30%

of Butler County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$2.4 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$405 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$216 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$837 thousand
  • Police$603 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$131 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$115 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$38 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Social services
0.4%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler 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 Butler 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.