County government · Ohio County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ohio County took in $14.5 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%State tax money34%Federal tax money19%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.4%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes38%

Individual income tax
28%$4.1 million
Property tax
5.1%$737 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$720 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$331 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$214 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$80 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$79 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$352 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$173 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$2.7 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$5.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$33 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$855 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

43%

of Ohio County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$5.8 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$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$320 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$332 thousand
  • Fire protection$268 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$699 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$699 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$390 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$390 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$263 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$246 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$217 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$148 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Social services
0.3%$46 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ohio 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 Ohio 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.