County government · Carroll County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carroll County took in $120 million and spent $71.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)82%County taxes7.6%State tax money5.8%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other2.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Carroll 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 taxes7.6%

Property tax
5.6%$6.7 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$280 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$73 thousand
  • Severance taxes$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.4%$455 thousand

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$98.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 3 more
  • Electric power$93.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other school charges$102 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$3.1 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$7.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$291 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$2.0 million
Fines
0.6%$699 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Running the government and other costs5.3%Schools and colleges4.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

67%

of Carroll County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$47.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$45.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$436 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Airports$833 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$980 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$461 thousand
Schools and colleges
4.7%$3.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$619 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$489 thousand
  • Libraries$130 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$608 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$608 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$347 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$347 thousand
Social services
0.2%$175 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$175 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$149 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$123 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Carroll 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.