County government · Leslie County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Leslie County took in $12.8 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%County taxes14%Federal tax money11%Fines and other11%Local tax money3.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

60%

of Leslie County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes14%

Individual income tax
5.7%$735 thousand
Property tax
5.4%$690 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$337 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.4 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$7.7 million

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$471 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Environment and natural resources5.7%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

5.7%

of Leslie County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$3.9 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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$586 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$133 thousand
  • Police$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$851 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$851 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.7%$764 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$764 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$322 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$322 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leslie 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 Leslie 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.