County government · Chester County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chester County took in $37.6 million and spent $45.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%County taxes17%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.2%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

75%

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

County taxes17%

Property tax
13%$4.7 million
Other taxes
2.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$975 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.9%$732 thousand

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 2 more
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School lunches$280 thousand
  • Other service charges$210 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$28.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.3%$875 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$403 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.1%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

71%

of Chester 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
71%$32.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$32.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$196 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chester 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 Chester 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.