County government · Christian County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Christian County took in $13.1 million and spent $36.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (hospital bills)14%Fines and other10%Local tax money8.6%County taxes4.0%

What stands out

48%

of Christian County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes4.0%

Other taxes
2.4%$317 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$156 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$100 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$212 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$2.0 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$6.3 million

Local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

49%

of Christian County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$17.7 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$16.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$439 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$422 thousand
  • Government buildings$244 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Police$177 thousand
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$6.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Airports$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$710 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$491 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$317 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$266 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$250 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$16 thousand
Social services
0.4%$138 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Christian 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 Christian 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.