County government · Harlan County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harlan County took in $21.8 million and spent $17.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes23%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)11%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money7.5%Local tax money2.1%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes23%

Property tax
17%$3.7 million
Other taxes
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$96 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Hospital bills$513 thousand
  • Other service charges$264 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$1.6 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$10.6 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$465 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

14%

of Harlan County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$5.4 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$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$646 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$338 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$739 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$483 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$295 thousand
  • Water supply$135 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$835 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$835 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$254 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$75 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$71 thousand
Social services
0.3%$62 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$53 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$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harlan 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 Harlan 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.