County government · Meade County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Meade County took in $22.1 million and spent $21.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money27%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other7.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Meade County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes37%

Other taxes
19%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$959 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$448 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$144 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$4.1 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$479 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$3.1 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$6.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$37 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$1.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Health and hospitals12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Roads, transit and parking9.3%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

13%

of Meade 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
51%$10.8 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$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$882 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$529 thousand
  • Government buildings$361 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
12%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
  • Police$90 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$798 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$798 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$371 thousand
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$354 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meade 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 Meade 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.