County government · Nelson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Nelson County took in $32.8 million and spent $38.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)36%State tax money20%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money1.2%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

36%

of Nelson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
19%$6.2 million
Other taxes
14%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$985 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$656 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$273 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$227 thousand
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$85 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
5.2%$1.7 million

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$7.3 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$381 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$6.7 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$318 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

11%

of Nelson 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
46%$17.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.8 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$872 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$353 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$635 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$248 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$920 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$920 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$756 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$756 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.6%$224 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$224 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$127 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$127 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nelson 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 Nelson 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.