County government · Lewis County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lewis County took in $9.8 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money30%State tax money28%County taxes20%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)8.8%Local tax money3.1%

What stands out

30%

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

County taxes20%

Other taxes
12%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$841 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$189 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$67 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.5%$831 thousand

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$863 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$675 thousand
  • Other service charges$181 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$2.9 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$2.8 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$302 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$924 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

21%

of Lewis 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
33%$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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$270 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$640 thousand
  • Police$317 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$182 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$520 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$314 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$314 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21 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

Lewis 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 Lewis 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.