County government · Clay County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clay County took in $17.4 million and spent $17.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%County taxes21%Local tax money4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)3.8%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
14%$2.5 million
Other taxes
3.9%$671 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$437 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$151 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.1%$537 thousand

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$662 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other school charges$576 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • School lunches$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$611 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$11.5 million

Local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.7%$826 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

74%

of Clay 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
74%$12.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$369 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$567 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$314 thousand
  • Government buildings$311 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$731 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$731 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$168 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$153 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$153 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$147 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Clay 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.