County government · Coffee County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Coffee County took in $85.2 million and spent $92.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%County taxes32%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)8.0%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money0.4%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

52%

of Coffee County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
20%$17.4 million
Sales tax
6.5%$5.5 million
Other taxes
5.0%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$603 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$602 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$411 thousand
  • Other licenses$257 thousand
  • Severance taxes$58 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$57 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Other school charges$2.4 million
  • School lunches$710 thousand
  • Garbage collection$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$376 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$44.4 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$121 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$5.8 million
Fines
0.6%$478 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges63%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Running the government and other costs4.5%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

63%

of Coffee County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
63%$58.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$58.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$502 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$399 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$891 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$3.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.6 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Social services
0.5%$423 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$423 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$371 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$371 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coffee 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 Coffee 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.