County government · Estill County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Estill County took in $13.8 million and spent $11.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money39%County taxes24%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)6.1%Fines and other5.9%Local tax money2.6%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes24%

Individual income tax
17%$2.4 million
Property tax
3.9%$542 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$424 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$330 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$34 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$846 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$333 thousand
  • Other service charges$328 thousand
  • Hospital bills$185 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government
39%$5.4 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.0 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$352 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$808 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

59%

of Estill County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$6.7 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$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$453 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$291 thousand
  • Fire protection$215 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$899 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$899 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$543 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$543 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$541 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$541 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Estill 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 Estill 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.