County government · Cocke County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cocke County took in $72.8 million and spent $72.2 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 money60%County taxes28%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)4.1%Local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes28%

Property tax
16%$11.4 million
Sales tax
11%$8.0 million
Other taxes
1.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$586 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$267 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$251 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$96 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 3 more
  • Other school charges$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$957 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
  • School lunches$125 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 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%$403 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$43.3 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$621 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$4.5 million
Fines
0.5%$383 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges70%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Running the government and other costs5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

70%

of Cocke 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
70%$50.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$4.3 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$248 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
1.3%$929 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$812 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$812 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$427 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$427 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$408 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$388 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$110 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$110 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cocke 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 Cocke 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.