County government · Lincoln County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County took in $41.6 million and spent $33.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Local tax money11%County taxes9.3%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)9.1%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes9.3%

Individual income tax
5.3%$2.2 million
Property tax
3.3%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$271 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; corporation licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$111 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$82 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$876 thousand
  • Garbage collection$176 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$3.5 million

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$24.1 million

Local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
11%$4.6 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals48%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Sent to other local governments3.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

48%

of Lincoln 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%

Health and hospitals
48%$15.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.8 million
Running the government and other costs
36%$12.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$535 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$254 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$200 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$991 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$401 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$326 thousand
  • Water supply$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$374 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$374 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$95 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$67 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.