County government · Clark County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clark County took in $5.7 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Local tax money26%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (hospital bills)8.3%County taxes6.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

26%

of Clark County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes6.1%

Other taxes
4.9%$278 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$214 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.7%$39 thousand
Property tax
0.5%$31 thousand

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$460 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$1.0 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$2.4 million

Local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
26%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals76%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Roads, transit and parking0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

76%

of Clark 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%

Health and hospitals
76%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.1 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$994 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$290 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; fire protection and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$132 thousand
  • Fire protection$97 thousand
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 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

Clark 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 Clark 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.