County government · Nicholas County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Nicholas County took in $6.4 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fines and other26%County taxes19%Federal tax money7.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, transit fares)5.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Nicholas County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes19%

Other taxes
7.0%$446 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$277 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$129 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.7%$429 thousand
Individual income tax
5.4%$348 thousand

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$349 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$246 thousand
  • Garbage collection$93 thousand
  • Transit fares$7 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$468 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$2.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

21%

of Nicholas 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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$2.1 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$296 thousand
  • Government buildings$124 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
21%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.3 million
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$747 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$450 thousand
  • Police$156 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$206 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$206 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$176 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$176 thousand
Social services
1.2%$74 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 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

Nicholas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Nicholas 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.