County government · Edmonson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Edmonson County took in $6.5 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Federal tax money26%County taxes23%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes23%

Property tax
18%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.5%$357 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$154 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$88 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 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%$1.7 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$3.1 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Sent to other local governments8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

8%

of Edmonson County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$2.6 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)$742 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$916 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$768 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$490 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$488 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$249 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edmonson 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 Edmonson 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.