County government · Grayson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grayson County took in $30.9 million and spent $29.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money44%State tax money27%County taxes13%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services (hospital bills)5.5%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

44%

of Grayson County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes13%

Individual income tax
6.7%$2.1 million
Property tax
3.9%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.8%$864 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$504 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$133 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$132 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$92 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$939 thousand
  • Other service charges$757 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money44%

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

From the federal government
44%$13.6 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$8.3 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$440 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals9.2%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

42%

of Grayson 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
42%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$11.5 million
  • Police$370 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$329 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$10.5 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$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$568 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$131 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.2%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$459 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$176 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$53 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$30 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$28 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grayson 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 Grayson 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.