County government · Campbell County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Campbell County took in $55.1 million and spent $52.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)9.7%Local tax money9.7%State tax money7.7%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money4.7%

What stands out

25%

of Campbell County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes63%

Property tax
27%$15.0 million
Individual income tax
25%$13.8 million
Other taxes
11%$6.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$596 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$539 thousand
  • Other licenses$477 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$176 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$2.6 million

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$4.3 million

Local tax money9.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.7%$5.3 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking15%Housing and community development11%Health and hospitals4.6%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

11%

of Campbell County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$19.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$380 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.4 million
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$443 thousand
  • Fire protection$287 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$4.1 million
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Housing and community development
11%$5.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Social services
0.9%$451 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$451 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.6%$288 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$288 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$264 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$238 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$238 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$211 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$211 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Campbell 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 Campbell 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.