County government · Fayette County, KY

Lexington-Fayette Urban County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lexington-Fayette Urban County took in $1.13 billion and spent $881 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City-county taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%Federal tax money7.6%State tax money6.6%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Lexington-Fayette Urban County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people get none.

City-county taxes49%

Individual income tax
24%$268 million
Property tax
12%$133 million
Other taxes
7.9%$89.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$45.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$27.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.9 million
  • Other licenses$5.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.9%$66.8 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$379 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 7 more
  • Other service charges$248 million
  • Sewer$87.0 million
  • Garbage collection$8.3 million
  • Hospital bills$8.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Housing$6.3 million
  • Parking$4.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4.7 million
  • Transit fares$3.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$85.9 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$74.3 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$10.2 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$19.6 million
Fines
0.3%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Housing and community development9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending13%

What stands out

9.4%

of Lexington-Fayette Urban County's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$310 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$273 million
  • Other and not broken out$27.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$10.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$153 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; probation, parole and other corrections and 1 more
  • Fire protection$82.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$47.7 million
  • Police$23.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$147 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$89.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$57.6 million
Housing and community development
9.4%$83.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$75.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50.2 million
  • Libraries$25.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$57.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$31.7 million
  • Roads and highways$21.9 million
  • Parking$4.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$21.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21.6 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$18.4 million
Social services
1.6%$14.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. 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 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government 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.