County government · Lee County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lee County took in $7.0 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money27%Federal tax money23%County taxes21%Fees for services (garbage collection)17%Fines and other12%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
17%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.6%$248 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$211 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$675 thousand
  • Garbage collection$522 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%$1.6 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$29 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$805 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking28%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

9.4%

of Lee County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$3.0 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$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
  • Government buildings$223 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
12%$965 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$965 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$747 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$747 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$486 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$310 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$311 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$311 thousand
Social services
1.3%$103 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.