County government · Russell County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Russell County took in $62.0 million and spent $51.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)81%County taxes9.5%State tax money5.7%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

81%

of Russell County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes9.5%

Individual income tax
4.7%$2.9 million
Property tax
3.3%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$929 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$324 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$224 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$182 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$119 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$50.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$49.8 million
  • Other service charges$366 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$675 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$3.6 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$138 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals81%Running the government and other costs9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

81%

of Russell 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%

Health and hospitals
81%$41.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$41.3 million
  • Public health$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$4.7 million
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$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$397 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$274 thousand
  • Government buildings$273 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$409 thousand
  • Police$252 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$364 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$430 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$354 thousand
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$424 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$424 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$98 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Russell 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 Russell 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.