County government · Jackson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jackson County took in $19.2 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Federal tax money20%County taxes13%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)10%Local tax money9.5%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes13%

Individual income tax
7.2%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$851 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$660 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$131 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$30 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$354 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$417 thousand
  • Other service charges$223 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$3.9 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$8.7 million

Local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.5%$1.8 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$284 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals49%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

49%

of Jackson County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
49%$7.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.6 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$335 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Police$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$461 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$106 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$28 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$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.