County government · Hardin County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hardin County took in $57.0 million and spent $57.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)34%County taxes24%Fines and other23%State tax money17%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Hardin County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
18%$10.4 million
Other taxes
3.8%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$924 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$705 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$468 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
1.7%$964 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$19.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$12.5 million
  • Garbage collection$7.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$391 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$9.7 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$620 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$13.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

11%

of Hardin County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$17.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.5 million
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$761 thousand
  • Fire protection$347 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$10.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
  • Public transit$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$495 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$233 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$233 thousand
Social services
0.2%$86 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$86 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardin 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 Hardin 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.