County government · Hopkins County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hopkins County took in $45.8 million and spent $46.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes34%Federal tax money12%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)5.6%Local tax money2.9%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes34%

Other taxes
15%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$365 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$219 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$195 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
10%$4.6 million
Property tax
9.5%$4.3 million

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$5.4 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$16.8 million

Local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals11%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

13%

of Hopkins County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$17.0 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$13.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$434 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.9 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$654 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Libraries$270 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Health and hospitals
11%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$1.7 million
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$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Social services
0.7%$326 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$326 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$104 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$104 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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.