County government · Cannon County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cannon County took in $34.9 million and spent $38.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%County taxes22%Local tax money8.6%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)5.3%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes22%

Property tax
15%$5.2 million
Other taxes
4.9%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 6 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$752 thousand
  • Other licenses$419 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$228 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$127 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$74 thousand
  • Severance taxes$73 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$21 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.0%$701 thousand

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other school charges$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • School lunches$71 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$20.1 million

Local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.6%$3.0 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$2.1 million
Fines
0.4%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

58%

of Cannon 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
58%$22.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$732 thousand
  • Fire protection$361 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$768 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$730 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$519 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$519 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$421 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$326 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$293 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$103 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$103 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$89 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cannon 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 Cannon 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.