County government · Clay County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clay County took in $14.5 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Federal tax money20%County taxes19%Fees for services (water)18%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes19%

Individual income tax
14%$2.0 million
Property tax
3.7%$537 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$50 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Water$317 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%$2.8 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$5.5 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$212 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$599 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Clay County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$5.1 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$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$451 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Police$427 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$326 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
12%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$391 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$317 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$48 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.