Boone County Kentucky

What Boone County Kentucky does

Boone County, Kentucky is a county government entity and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, headquartered at 2950 Washington Street, Burlington, KY. Founded in 1798 and named after frontiersman Daniel Boone, the county provides statutory local government services to its residents through eight primary operational departments: Public Works (infrastructure, roads, stormwater, snow removal), Emergency Management (CodeRED alerts, severe weather notification, preparedness), Public Safety Communications Center/911 dispatch, Animal Services (shelter, control, adoptions), Parks (recreation, natural areas, programming), Building Department (permits and inspections), Solid Waste (recycling, hazardous waste), and Occupational Licensing & Tax Services. Supporting entities include the Sheriff's Office, Jail, Golf Course, Historic Courthouse, Fiscal Court, and Assisted Housing programs. The county employs between 251 and 500 staff.

The county's technology stack is built on third-party civic SaaS platforms rather than proprietary systems: OnSolve's CodeRED powers free emergency notifications (phone, text, email) for residents; PublicInput powers the 'Your Voice. Your Boone County.' civic engagement portal for topic-based subscriptions and feedback; GovWell handles building permit applications; Munirevs handles occupational tax and payroll; Revize powers the official website and issue reporting; and GovDeals handles surplus auctions. Distribution occurs through three channels: in-person service at the Burlington headquarters (Mon-Fri 8 AM - 5 PM), self-serve digital portals, and the YourVoice public engagement subscription service. Marketing and community engagement run through the official website, a weekly email newsletter, and active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and YouTube.

The revenue model is government taxation rather than commercial pricing. Boone County collects property taxes from residents and businesses, charges service and licensing fees (permits, occupational licensing, ABC licensing, animal services), and receives state and federal pass-through funding. The CodeRED emergency notification system is the only major service provided free to all residents; most other services involve fee-based transactions with pricing varying by service type. Revenue is not publicly disclosed on the county website. Customer concentration is structural: the entire revenue base derives from Boone County residents and businesses within the county's geographic jurisdiction, with no external or out-of-region customers. The county reports to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is governed by the elected Judge/Executive and Fiscal Court.

Name

Boone County Kentucky

Legal name

Boone County, Kentucky

Website

https://boonecountyky.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1798

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Boone County, Kentucky is a county government entity founded in 1798, providing statutory local government services to county residents through departments including Public Works, Emergency Management, 911 dispatch, Animal Services, Parks, Building Permits, and Tax Administration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Administration of Economic Programs (9261), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Correctional Institutions (92214), Administration of Economic Programs (926)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Taxpayer Services, Education & Outreach (BPAIADAM), Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• County government services
• Emergency management notifications
• Public works infrastructure
• Building permits licensing
• Parks and recreation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: County collects property taxes from residents to fund government operations and services.
2. Service Fees and Licensing: Fees collected for various services including building permits, occupational licensing, ABC licensing, animal services, and other county services.
3. Government Funding: State and federal funding for various county programs and operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Boone County, Kentucky is a county government that provides public administration services to residents and businesses, including animal services, public works and infrastructure maintenance, building permits and inspections, parks and recreation, solid waste management, emergency management and 911 dispatch, occupational licensing and tax services, and assisted housing. Services are delivered through the main Burlington government office and via digital portals including GovWell for permits, Munirevs for occupational tax, and the Your Voice civic engagement portal.

Product overview

Boone County Kentucky provides a comprehensive suite of government services to county residents, organized as a unified portal with multiple departmental offerings. The county operates core infrastructure services including Public Works, Emergency Management with CodeRED alerts, Public Safety Communications Center (911 dispatch), and Animal Services. Additional citizen-facing services include Parks & Recreation, Building Department with online permitting, Solid Waste Management (recycling and household hazardous waste), Occupational Licensing & Tax Services, Assisted Housing programs, and the public engagement portal 'Your Voice. Your Boone County.' The county also maintains the Historic Courthouse and a municipal Golf Course. These services are accessible through the central boonecountyky.org website, with specific online portals for building permits, tax payments, and emergency notifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Your Voice. Your Boone County. Public engagement portal for citizen input and subscriptions to county updates
• CodeRED

Products and services

• Animal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Organization of the Year recognition from APWA Kentucky Chapter for public works excellence
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Daughters of the American RevolutionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Local chapter partnered with Boone County to celebrate America's 250th Birthday (Declaration of Independence anniversary) with a community event at Boone County Fairgrounds featuring fishing derby, live music, kids' games, community booths, and fireworks.
• Sons of the American RevolutionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Local chapter partnered with Boone County to celebrate America's 250th Birthday with community celebration event at the Fairgrounds.
• Boone County Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnered with Boone County to celebrate America's 250th Birthday and support community engagement activities.
• Boone County Historical SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnered with Boone County to celebrate America's 250th Birthday and recognize community heritage.
• Pepper ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Pepper Construction is the construction company building the new 20,000 square foot Emergency Services Building for Boone County Emergency Management and Public Safety Communications Center.
• SMPminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025SMP is the architecture firm that designed the new 20,000 square foot Emergency Services Building for Boone County.
• CodeRED (OnSolve)coreTechnology or IntegrationCodeRED provides the free emergency notification system used by Boone County to deliver time-sensitive alerts including tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings, flash flood warnings, and winter storm warnings to residents via phone, text, or email.
• PublicInputcoreTechnology or IntegrationPublicInput provides the Your Voice Boone County civic engagement platform powering citizen subscriptions, notifications, and public engagement features on the county website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fayette County, Kentucky (Lexington): Kentucky urban county covering Lexington; broader set of urban services (transit, airport) but shares Kentucky property-tax and Fiscal Court governance with Boone, making it a useful state-level reference for digital-service benchmarks.
• Butler County, Ohio: Cincinnati-metro Ohio county operating at a larger population scale than Boone; useful reference for how a county government of similar service scope scales emergency communications, building permitting and parks operations.
• Jefferson County, Kentucky (Louisville Metro): Largest Kentucky county (Louisville Metro); offers an upper-bound reference on what scaled county-civic digital infrastructure, CodeRED-class emergency comms, and 911 consolidation look like at a much larger population size.

Direct peers

• Warren County, Ohio: Cincinnati-adjacent suburban Ohio county with high growth profile like Boone County; useful peer on managing rapid population-driven demand for permitting, parks, and emergency services.
• Clermont County, Ohio: Eastern Cincinnati-metro Ohio county with similar mid-sized suburban profile; comparable in scope of Public Works, Building Department, Parks and Emergency Management functions.
• Hamilton County, Ohio: Cincinnati-metro Ohio county across the river from Boone; comparable population and suburban-mix profile, providing a cross-state benchmark on emergency communications (analogous to CodeRED), property-tax administration and public-works delivery.
• Kenton County, Kentucky: Adjacent Northern Kentucky county in the same Cincinnati metro; comparable population scale, identical state regulatory regime, and overlapping service mix (Public Works, Animal Services, Parks, Emergency Management, Fiscal Court), making it the closest like-for-like peer.
• Campbell County, Kentucky: Another Northern Kentucky county directly adjacent to Boone; shares jurisdiction under Commonwealth of Kentucky statutes and offers the same menu of county services, enabling direct benchmarking on per-capita cost and digital service maturity.

Regional players

• Dearborn County, Indiana: Southeastern Indiana county across the Cincinnati metro; comparable small-county scale and suburban-rural blend — useful for cross-state benchmarking of property-tax-dependent county operating models.
• Boone County, North Carolina: Same-named county in North Carolina; rural-mountain geography yields a different operating context, but it operates the parallel mix of Emergency Management, Building Inspections, Animal Services and Parks that Boone, KY provides, making it a useful structural-template peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BooneCountyKy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGdwl0vUHBOGsjnYeFM0Vfg
• Facebookfacebook.com/boonecountygov
• Instagraminstagram.com/boonecountky

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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