County government · Martin County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Martin County took in $13.4 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 money30%County taxes24%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)23%Federal tax money16%Fines and other6.0%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes24%

Individual income tax
16%$2.2 million
Property tax
4.4%$590 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$497 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$296 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$116 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$35 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Hospital bills$470 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 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%$2.2 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$4.0 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$140 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$806 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals27%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Sent to other local governments7.1%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

27%

of Martin 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
29%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$416 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$353 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
Health and hospitals
27%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$992 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$386 thousand
  • Police$358 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$194 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.1%$836 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$836 thousand
Social services
2.8%$332 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$332 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$153 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$143 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Martin 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 Martin 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.