County government · Letcher County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Letcher County took in $10.3 million and spent $9.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)23%County taxes16%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money4.8%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes16%

Property tax
13%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.9%$399 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$372 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$420 thousand
  • Other service charges$385 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$496 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$4.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$916 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

14%

of Letcher 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%$3.6 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$494 thousand
  • Government buildings$476 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Police$97 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$778 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$778 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$103 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$103 thousand
Social services
0.5%$48 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$33 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$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Letcher County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Letcher 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.