County government · Blount County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Blount County took in $591 million and spent $639 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)62%State tax money15%County taxes14%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.4%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

62%

of Blount 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 taxes14%

Property tax
11%$65.4 million
Sales tax
1.9%$11.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$7.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$711 thousand
  • Severance taxes$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$366 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$347 million
  • Other service charges$10.2 million
  • Other school charges$7.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$665 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$19.9 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$87.7 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$3.8 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$28.1 million
Fines
0.2%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals59%Schools and colleges23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Running the government and other costs4.4%Roads, transit and parking2.9%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

59%

of Blount County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
59%$374 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$373 million
  • Public health$1.7 million
Schools and colleges
23%$150 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$150 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$49.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$23.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$28.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$18.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.8 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$11.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$463 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$463 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$199 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$199 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blount 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 Blount 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.