County government · McCracken County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), McCracken County took in $57.3 million and spent $47.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Federal tax money30%State tax money16%Fines and other11%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)6.5%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

30%

of McCracken County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes35%

Other taxes
13%$7.5 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 7 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$592 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$405 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$254 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$57 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
12%$7.1 million
Property tax
10%$5.7 million

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Airport$681 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$672 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$17.4 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$8.9 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$854 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$6.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

49%

of McCracken County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$23.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$952 thousand
  • Government buildings$551 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$6.7 million
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Public transit$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$369 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$349 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$343 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$343 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$258 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$258 thousand
Social services
0.5%$248 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$248 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$82 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$82 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McCracken 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 McCracken 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.