County government · Benton County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Benton County took in $63.0 million and spent $64.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, parks, land and natural resources)45%State tax money36%County taxes15%Local tax money2.5%Fines and other0.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

45%

of Benton County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
11%$7.2 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$430 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$309 thousand
  • Severance taxes$211 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$150 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.6%$998 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$28.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$25.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$787 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$171 thousand
  • School lunches$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$376 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$22.8 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$302 thousand
Fines
0.2%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Running the government and other costs1.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

45%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
45%$28.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$24.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$24.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Airports$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$585 thousand
  • Fire protection$215 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.5%$959 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$441 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$425 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$849 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$849 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$331 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$191 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$260 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$209 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton 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 Benton 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.