County government · Anderson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Anderson County took in $60.3 million and spent $61.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection)21%State tax money16%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money3.2%

What stands out

21%

of Anderson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
39%$23.4 million
Sales tax
5.8%$3.5 million
Other taxes
5.2%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$166 thousand
  • Severance taxes$154 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$382 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$3.7 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$9.5 million

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.6 million
Fines
1.5%$923 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

46%

of Anderson County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$28.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Fire protection$7.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$18.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$810 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$954 thousand
  • Libraries$783 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$251 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$251 thousand
Social services
0.2%$148 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Anderson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Anderson 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.