County government · Elliott County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elliott County took in $8.5 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money52%State tax money29%County taxes14%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes14%

Other taxes
6.1%$516 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$390 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$117 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
4.3%$367 thousand
Property tax
3.2%$268 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money52%

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

From the federal government
52%$4.4 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$2.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$364 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Sent to other local governments3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

64%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.8 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$692 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$405 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$280 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$279 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$156 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
  • Water supply$61 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elliott 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 Elliott 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.