County government · Kenton County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kenton County took in $360 million and spent $479 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parking)40%Federal tax money23%County taxes20%Fines and other14%State tax money3.0%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Kenton County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes20%

Individual income tax
9.0%$32.5 million
Property tax
6.1%$21.9 million
Other taxes
5.0%$17.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$146 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$133 million
  • Other service charges$10.1 million
  • Parking$956 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$713 thousand
  • Road charges$290 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$81.4 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$10.9 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$623 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$48.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

61%

of Kenton County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$294 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; public transit and 1 more
  • Airports$281 million
  • Public transit$8.4 million
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$82.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$82.4 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$35.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.6 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$21.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$13.9 million
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$18.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$13.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$9.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$6.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$4.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.4 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$315 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$315 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$230 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$230 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kenton 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 Kenton 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.