County government · Cheatham County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cheatham County took in $133 million and spent $111 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes35%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)9.7%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
25%$33.3 million
Sales tax
6.4%$8.5 million
Other taxes
3.8%$5.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$527 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$500 thousand
  • Other licenses$405 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$337 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$7.1 million
  • Other school charges$4.1 million
  • School lunches$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$211 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%$790 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$65.8 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$2.4 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$3.1 million
Fines
0.6%$837 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs10%Health and hospitals4.1%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

67%

of Cheatham 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
67%$73.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$73.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$497 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$11.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$4.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$325 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$325 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$163 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$163 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$109 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$109 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$83 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$39 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$39 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cheatham 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 Cheatham 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.