County government · McCreary County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), McCreary County took in $7.9 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes32%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.4%Fines and other2.0%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of McCreary County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
14%$1.1 million
Other taxes
9.1%$721 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$661 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$33 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
8.0%$635 thousand

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$269 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$258 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$1.6 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$3.4 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Sent to other local governments3.7%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

11%

of McCreary County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$4.1 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$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$406 thousand
  • Government buildings$192 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$936 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$819 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$306 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$262 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$221 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$343 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$343 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$288 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$288 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$160 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$160 thousand
Social services
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McCreary 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 McCreary 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.