County government · Pendleton County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pendleton County took in $10.0 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%County taxes30%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)21%Fines and other10%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
14%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
13%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$318 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$194 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$38 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$320 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$3.8 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$65 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals5.2%Sent to other local governments2.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

45%

of Pendleton 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
45%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$694 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$285 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$838 thousand
  • Fire protection$400 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$235 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$208 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$494 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$494 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$264 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$259 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$245 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$245 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pendleton 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 Pendleton 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.