County government · Gallatin County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gallatin County took in $11.0 million and spent $10.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes30%Fines and other13%Federal tax money7.8%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)6.2%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

19%

of Gallatin County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes30%

Individual income tax
19%$2.1 million
Property tax
9.6%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$191 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$681 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$599 thousand
  • Water$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$858 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$4.5 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$261 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs34%Health and hospitals10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

35%

of Gallatin 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
35%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.5 million
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$3.5 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$413 thousand
  • Government buildings$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$874 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$567 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$173 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$604 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$604 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$558 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$555 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Social services
0.8%$85 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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.