County government · Casey County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Casey County took in $7.1 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes25%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.2%Local tax money3.6%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

17%

of Casey 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 taxes25%

Other taxes
17%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$64 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$528 thousand

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$296 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$266 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$125 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$4.0 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$257 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$661 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

38%

of Casey County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$328 thousand
  • Police$324 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.2 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$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$287 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$259 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 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
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Casey 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 Casey 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.