County government · Graves County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Graves County took in $27.9 million and spent $24.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other33%State tax money28%County taxes23%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)7.6%Federal tax money6.8%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

33%

of Graves County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes23%

Individual income tax
11%$3.2 million
Property tax
8.8%$2.5 million
Other taxes
2.4%$662 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$187 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$167 thousand
  • Other licenses$146 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$139 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$823 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$1.9 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$7.7 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$611 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$9.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments5.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

17%

of Graves 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
44%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$773 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$548 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$208 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$1.4 million
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$1.4 million
Social services
0.9%$221 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$221 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$171 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Graves 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 Graves 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.