County government · Cumberland County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cumberland County took in $33.3 million and spent $23.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)16%Local tax money12%County taxes4.3%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

12%

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

County taxes4.3%

Individual income tax
2.4%$804 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$429 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$235 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$97 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.6%$208 thousand

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$126 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$5.7 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$16.2 million

Local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
12%$3.8 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$827 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals77%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Sent to other local governments1.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

77%

of Cumberland 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
77%$18.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18.4 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$2.4 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$615 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$292 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$86 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$365 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$365 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
Social services
0.1%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 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

Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.