County government · Pike County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pike County took in $130 million and spent $113 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money30%Fines and other27%State tax money17%County taxes13%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

30%

of Pike County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes13%

Other taxes
5.2%$6.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.3 million
  • Other licenses$552 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$307 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$300 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$299 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$99 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.2%$5.5 million
Individual income tax
3.5%$4.6 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$16.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$8.0 million
  • Road charges$6.3 million
  • Hospital bills$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$732 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$38.5 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$22.6 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$34.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Health and hospitals6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

62%

of Pike County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$69.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$68.0 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
  • Airports$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$20.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.6 million
  • Government buildings$847 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$820 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$785 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$895 thousand
  • Fire protection$728 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.1%$6.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.8 million
  • Water supply$380 thousand
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Social services
0.4%$418 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$418 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$289 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike 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 Pike 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.