County government · Wayne County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wayne County took in $14.3 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money5.3%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes33%

Individual income tax
13%$1.8 million
Other taxes
10%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$80 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$77 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$1.4 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$765 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$5.9 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$194 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$847 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

17%

of Wayne 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
41%$5.5 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$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$526 thousand
  • Government buildings$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Police$576 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$220 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$309 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$309 thousand
Social services
1.3%$172 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$172 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$118 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.