County government · Shelby County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shelby County took in $30.1 million and spent $25.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%Fines and other18%State tax money16%Fees for services11%Local tax money3.6%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes49%

Individual income tax
24%$7.1 million
Property tax
19%$5.7 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$620 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$495 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$401 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$217 thousand
  • Other licenses$169 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$555 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$4.9 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$5.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

15%

of Shelby 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
40%$10.4 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$8.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$665 thousand
  • Government buildings$415 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$822 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$627 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$627 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Social services
0.1%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shelby 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 Shelby 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.