County government · Muhlenberg County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Muhlenberg County took in $21.3 million and spent $21.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes14%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)14%Fines and other10%Federal tax money9.0%Local tax money4.1%

What stands out

48%

of Muhlenberg County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes14%

Property tax
11%$2.4 million
Other taxes
3.2%$677 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$473 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Hospital bills$692 thousand
  • Garbage collection$367 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$1.9 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$10.2 million

Local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.1%$882 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

10%

of Muhlenberg 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
33%$7.1 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$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$853 thousand
  • Government buildings$803 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$491 thousand
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
11%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$425 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$425 thousand
Social services
0.7%$145 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$145 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$123 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg 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.