County government · Larue County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Larue County took in $7.8 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%County taxes34%Fees for services (road charges)16%Fines and other6.0%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Larue County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
24%$1.8 million
Other taxes
11%$820 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$635 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$112 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$3.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$464 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

14%

of Larue 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
40%$2.8 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$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$315 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$92 thousand
  • Police$65 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
14%$986 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$986 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$180 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$66 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$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$61 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$61 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$42 thousand
Social services
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Larue 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 Larue 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.