County government · Rockcastle County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rockcastle County took in $10.7 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money36%Fines and other12%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.9%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes41%

Individual income tax
27%$2.8 million
Other taxes
9.3%$994 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$732 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$165 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$56 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$492 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$204 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$171 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$877 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$3.8 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$110 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

48%

of Rockcastle 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
48%$5.8 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$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$371 thousand
  • Government buildings$317 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Police$538 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$233 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$231 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$207 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$205 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$205 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$108 thousand
Social services
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle 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.