County government · Hart County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hart County took in $13.3 million and spent $10.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes33%Federal tax money17%Fines and other7.5%Local tax money3.8%Fees for services (road charges)2.5%

What stands out

20%

of Hart County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes33%

Individual income tax
20%$2.6 million
Property tax
8.0%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.8%$765 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$384 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$111 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$106 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$96 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$334 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$333 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$2.3 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$4.7 million

Local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.8%$506 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$998 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments6.8%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

6.8%

of Hart County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$3.6 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)$659 thousand
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$225 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Police$964 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$331 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
6.8%$683 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$683 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$419 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$419 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$330 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$330 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$14 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hart County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hart 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.