County government · Johnson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Johnson County took in $20.7 million and spent $19.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Federal tax money32%County taxes13%Fees for services (hospital bills)13%Fines and other4.4%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

32%

of Johnson 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
6.8%$1.4 million
Property tax
5.0%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesCorporation licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Corporation licenses$102 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$76 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$6.6 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$7.4 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$488 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$901 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals22%Environment and natural resources21%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

21%

of Johnson County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
23%$4.4 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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$122 thousand
Health and hospitals
22%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Environment and natural resources
21%$4.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Public transit$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$938 thousand
  • Police$885 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$185 thousand
Social services
2.1%$411 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$411 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$381 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$381 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.