County government · Robertson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Robertson County took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes30%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)8.0%Fines and other6.6%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes30%

Individual income tax
11%$216 thousand
Property tax
9.9%$196 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$129 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$157 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$156 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$218 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$885 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals8.1%Sent to other local governments2.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

32%

of Robertson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$746 thousand
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$396 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$282 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$597 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$597 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$316 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$52 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$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Social services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 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

Robertson 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 Robertson 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.