County government · Simpson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Simpson County took in $17.6 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money38%Federal tax money14%Local tax money5.3%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes39%

Individual income tax
22%$3.9 million
Property tax
11%$1.9 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$263 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$208 thousand
  • Other licenses$206 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$198 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$172 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.4 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$6.7 million

Local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.3%$933 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$557 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Health and hospitals3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

48%

of Simpson County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$713 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$315 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$5.0 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$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$951 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$951 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$456 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$456 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$308 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$308 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$110 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$100 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$100 thousand
Social services
0.4%$56 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Simpson 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 Simpson 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.