County government · Knox County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Knox County took in $22.4 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money33%County taxes28%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money8.9%Local tax money7.5%Fines and other7.3%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes28%

Individual income tax
16%$3.7 million
Property tax
6.2%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.7%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$121 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$600 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$2.0 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$7.4 million

Local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.5%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Health and hospitals29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments4.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

29%

of Knox 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$6.7 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$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$590 thousand
  • Government buildings$523 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$255 thousand
Health and hospitals
29%$5.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
  • Police$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$868 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$868 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$208 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$208 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Knox 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 Knox 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.