County government · Grant County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grant County took in $17.1 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money38%Federal tax money14%Local tax money4.2%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.4%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes40%

Individual income tax
20%$3.5 million
Property tax
13%$2.2 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$447 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$346 thousand
  • Other licenses$143 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$119 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$245 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$242 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.4 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$6.5 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$723 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$378 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals5.2%Sent to other local governments3.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

43%

of Grant 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
43%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.6 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$268 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$712 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$491 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$846 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$846 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$519 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$519 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$267 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$267 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$136 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 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

Grant 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 Grant 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.