County government · Fleming County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fleming County took in $8.5 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%County taxes30%Federal tax money21%Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)6.5%Fines and other5.9%Local tax money5.0%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes30%

Other taxes
16%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$947 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$284 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$1.2 million

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$553 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 1 more
  • Other service charges$283 thousand
  • Hospital bills$267 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$1.8 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.7 million

Local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.0%$426 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$498 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking28%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments3.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

43%

of Fleming 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
43%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$373 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$341 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$820 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$322 thousand
  • Police$235 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$195 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$288 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$288 thousand
Social services
0.6%$46 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fleming 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 Fleming 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.