County government · Green County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Green County took in $5.2 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%County taxes26%Fines and other11%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)3.9%Local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

58%

of Green County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes26%

Other taxes
15%$778 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$458 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$229 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$562 thousand

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$203 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$172 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$17 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$3.0 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$27 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$593 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Sent to other local governments4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

54%

of Green County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$3.0 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$460 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$557 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$258 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$234 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$57 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$272 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$272 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Social services
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Green 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 Green 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.