County government · Rowan County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rowan County took in $20.1 million and spent $15.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money22%Federal tax money13%Fees for services9.8%Local tax money8.1%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

36%

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

County taxes45%

Individual income tax
36%$7.3 million
Property tax
5.6%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.4%$684 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$487 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$100 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$96 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$2.6 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$4.5 million

Local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.1%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$332 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals12%Interest on debt4.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

12%

of Rowan County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$307 thousand
  • Government buildings$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Police$617 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$337 thousand
  • Fire protection$228 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$38 thousand
  • Public transit$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$614 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$186 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$186 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$156 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$156 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$108 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$102 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Social services
0.1%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rowan 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 Rowan 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.