County government · Marshall County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marshall County took in $55.5 million and spent $48.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money29%Fines and other6.3%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)6.2%Local tax money4.0%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes51%

Other taxes
21%$11.5 million
What's in other taxesCorporation licenses; insurance premium taxes and 7 more
  • Corporation licenses$5.0 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$416 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$381 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$367 thousand
  • Severance taxes$318 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
17%$9.7 million
Property tax
13%$7.4 million

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Hospital bills$684 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$1.6 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$16.2 million

Local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.0%$2.2 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Roads, transit and parking7.5%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

8.5%

of Marshall County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$21.5 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$17.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$547 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.5 million
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$641 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$210 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.0%$4.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Airports$120 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$1.7 million
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$1.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$290 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$487 thousand
Social services
0.8%$410 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$410 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.