County government · Bledsoe County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bledsoe County took in $28.6 million and spent $36.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%County taxes15%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)7.8%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

71%

of Bledsoe County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
13%$3.8 million
Sales tax
0.9%$265 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$112 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$39 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$580 thousand
  • School lunches$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$20.4 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$305 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.4 million
Fines
0.2%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Running the government and other costs8.4%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

60%

of Bledsoe 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
60%$21.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Police$970 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$580 thousand
  • Fire protection$522 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$3.1 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$809 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$462 thousand
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$485 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$415 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$415 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$92 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$81 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe 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.