County government · Mercer County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mercer County took in $14.5 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Federal tax money26%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)9.1%Local tax money5.3%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
14%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
11%$1.6 million
Other taxes
9.8%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$846 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$363 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$158 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$519 thousand
  • Garbage collection$484 thousand
  • Hospital bills$310 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$3.8 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$3.3 million

Local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.3%$775 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$222 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Health and hospitals20%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%All other spending16%

What stands out

8.7%

of Mercer County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$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)$282 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$169 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.7%$962 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$962 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$828 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$798 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$812 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$782 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$325 thousand
  • Police$203 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$203 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$189 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$189 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mercer 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 Mercer 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.