County government · Lawrence County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lawrence County took in $11.1 million and spent $12.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Federal tax money24%Fines and other18%County taxes16%Fees for services (hospital bills)5.7%Local tax money3.3%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes16%

Property tax
9.6%$1.1 million
Other taxes
6.7%$750 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$683 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$32 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$633 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$390 thousand
  • Other service charges$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$2.6 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$3.7 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$366 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$2.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

42%

of Lawrence County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$616 thousand
  • Government buildings$347 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$686 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$342 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$229 thousand
  • Police$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$673 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$673 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$443 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$443 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$55 thousand
Social services
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.