County government · Hickman County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hickman County took in $4.1 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%County taxes27%Federal tax money16%Fines and other9.9%Fees for services (road charges)2.1%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
11%$458 thousand
Individual income tax
9.9%$404 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$200 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$83 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$657 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$1.8 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$402 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

49%

of Hickman County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$1.9 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$239 thousand
  • Government buildings$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$390 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$284 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$55 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$55 thousand
Social services
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hickman 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 Hickman 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.