County government · Clinton County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clinton County took in $6.1 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money26%Federal tax money16%Fees for services13%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes41%

Individual income tax
27%$1.6 million
Other taxes
8.1%$493 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$424 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.5%$395 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$825 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$825 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$1.0 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$1.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$209 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments2.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

21%

of Clinton 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$2.1 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$381 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
21%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$546 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$342 thousand
  • Police$147 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$142 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$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clinton 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 Clinton 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.