County government · Morgan County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morgan County took in $8.3 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money33%Federal tax money27%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes34%

Individual income tax
20%$1.7 million
Other taxes
7.6%$628 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$557 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.1%$500 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$2.3 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$433 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

37%

of Morgan 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
37%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$2.7 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$490 thousand
  • Government buildings$332 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$235 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$890 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$350 thousand
  • Fire protection$266 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$512 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$508 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$443 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$443 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$289 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$286 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$247 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$247 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$225 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$144 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$144 thousand
Social services
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan 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 Morgan 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.