County government · Dyer County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dyer County took in $63.2 million and spent $81.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County taxes27%Fines and other7.9%Local tax money3.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
26%$16.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$829 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$637 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$110 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$170 thousand

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • School lunches$483 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$8 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%$380 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$36.1 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$2.3 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$4.3 million
Fines
1.1%$682 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs7.7%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

64%

of Dyer 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
64%$51.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$51.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$11.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.9 million
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$299 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$714 thousand
Social services
0.8%$675 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$404 thousand
  • Other public welfare$271 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$307 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$307 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$283 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$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$202 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$202 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$184 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$184 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dyer 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 Dyer 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.