County government · Henry County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Henry County took in $6.8 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes28%State tax money25%Federal tax money21%Fines and other19%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.4%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes28%

Property tax
19%$1.3 million
Other taxes
7.0%$479 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$144 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$112 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$103 thousand
  • Other licenses$72 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.2%$152 thousand

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$366 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$365 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$1.4 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.7 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$23 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt11%Sent to other local governments6.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Henry County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$2.5 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$785 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$818 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$543 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$139 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$622 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$366 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$366 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$148 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$70 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Social services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry 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 Henry 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.