County government · Crittenden County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Crittenden County took in $10.3 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Federal tax money26%County taxes16%Fines and other5.9%Local tax money4.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.5%

What stands out

26%

of Crittenden County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
6.6%$685 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$528 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$253 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$180 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$43 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
4.2%$436 thousand

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$253 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$2.7 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$4.7 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$465 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$610 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking29%Health and hospitals4.6%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

29%

of Crittenden County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$405 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$263 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Police$546 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Public transit$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$499 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$499 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$252 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$152 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Social services
0.3%$35 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$31 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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.