County government · Garrard County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garrard County took in $11.1 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes31%Federal tax money25%State tax money20%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)17%Local tax money3.2%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes31%

Individual income tax
19%$2.1 million
Property tax
9.6%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$295 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$115 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$108 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Hospital bills$166 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$2.8 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.2 million

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$359 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$331 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Health and hospitals26%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments5.0%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

26%

of Garrard County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$3.8 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$381 thousand
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
Health and hospitals
26%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$791 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$304 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$456 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$454 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$237 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$237 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 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

Garrard 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 Garrard 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.