County government · Fulton County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fulton County took in $9.6 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%Fines and other11%County taxes9.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Federal tax money3.8%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

69%

of Fulton County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes9.9%

Other taxes
5.0%$481 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$298 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$117 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.9%$474 thousand

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$437 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$422 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$363 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$6.6 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$188 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Interest on debt2.6%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Fulton County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
  • Police$215 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$485 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$344 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$605 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$585 thousand
  • Public transit$20 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$240 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$88 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$88 thousand
Social services
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fulton 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 Fulton 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.