County government · Logan County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Logan County took in $17.4 million and spent $19.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money37%Fines and other13%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

29%

of Logan County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes49%

Individual income tax
29%$5.1 million
Property tax
15%$2.6 million
Other taxes
5.5%$951 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$464 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$160 thousand
  • Other licenses$138 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$130 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$129 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$6.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$48 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

37%

of Logan County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$7.8 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$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$784 thousand
  • Government buildings$149 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$449 thousand
  • Fire protection$264 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$552 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$552 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$216 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$216 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$65 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$65 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Logan 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 Logan 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.