County government · Claiborne County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Claiborne County took in $67.3 million and spent $74.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%County taxes21%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)6.2%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money1.4%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
18%$11.9 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$225 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$87 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$202 thousand

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other school charges$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$477 thousand
  • School lunches$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$921 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$45.5 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$176 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.4 million
Fines
0.1%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Running the government and other costs6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

68%

of Claiborne 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
68%$50.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$4.6 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$832 thousand
  • Government buildings$267 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$540 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$540 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$139 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$139 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$23 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$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Claiborne County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Claiborne 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.