County government · Monroe County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monroe County took in $6.8 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes31%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (hospital bills)7.2%Local tax money2.2%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes31%

Individual income tax
21%$1.4 million
Property tax
7.7%$524 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; corporation licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$72 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$55 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$490 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$276 thousand
  • Other service charges$214 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$1.5 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$2.4 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$148 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments6.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

41%

of Monroe County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.7 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$260 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$937 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$937 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$671 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$308 thousand
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$93 thousand
  • Police$75 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.8%$442 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$442 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$45 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Social services
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.