County government · Metcalfe County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Metcalfe County took in $6.8 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes28%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.7%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes28%

Individual income tax
13%$859 thousand
Property tax
9.4%$646 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$403 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$262 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$54 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$187 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$1.6 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$2.9 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$228 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking33%Health and hospitals8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Sent to other local governments3.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

44%

of Metcalfe County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$2.6 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$578 thousand
  • Government buildings$566 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
8.8%$525 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$525 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$434 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$186 thousand
  • Police$178 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$225 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$225 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe 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.