County government · Trigg County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Trigg County took in $9.4 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money41%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.3%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Trigg County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
31%$2.9 million
Other taxes
15%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$132 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$59 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$592 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$519 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$83 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$3.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$486 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Sent to other local governments3.9%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

20%

of Trigg County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$3.4 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$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$331 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$286 thousand
  • Government buildings$210 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
20%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.9 million
  • Hospitals$168 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$882 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$443 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$174 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$393 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$393 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$219 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$219 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$140 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$22 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Trigg 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 Trigg 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.