County government · Union County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union County took in $16.0 million and spent $11.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%County taxes17%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.8%

What stands out

66%

of Union County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes17%

Individual income tax
8.9%$1.4 million
Property tax
6.3%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.4%$225 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$103 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$90 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$448 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 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%$1.8 million

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$10.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$533 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

4.7%

of Union County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$4.6 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$736 thousand
  • Government buildings$425 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$337 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$244 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Public transit$37 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$560 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$560 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$483 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$483 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$444 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$444 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$378 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$201 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$177 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$42 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$42 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$40 thousand
Social services
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.