County government · Dickson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dickson County took in $148 million and spent $163 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes28%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)9.7%Local tax money4.6%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes28%

Property tax
22%$32.5 million
Other taxes
5.6%$8.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$700 thousand
  • Other licenses$670 thousand
  • Severance taxes$167 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.7%$1.1 million

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$14.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$11.0 million
  • Other school charges$1.5 million
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$231 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$6.4 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$73.8 million

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$6.8 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$3.1 million
Fines
1.0%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges63%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

63%

of Dickson 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%$102 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$102 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$26.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$14.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$882 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$986 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$661 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$649 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$649 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$304 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$304 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dickson 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 Dickson 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.