County government · Bedford County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bedford County took in $181 million and spent $185 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%County taxes37%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)5.4%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.8%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Bedford County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
28%$50.4 million
Sales tax
6.9%$12.4 million
Other taxes
1.8%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$424 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$248 thousand
  • Severance taxes$158 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Other school charges$3.2 million
  • School lunches$238 thousand
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.4 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$94.7 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$721 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$7.4 million
Fines
0.4%$648 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges75%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs4.9%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

75%

of Bedford County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
75%$138 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$138 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$18.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$494 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$6.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.4 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$318 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$318 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$181 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$100 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$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedford County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Bedford 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.