County government · Fayette County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fayette County took in $67.2 million and spent $86.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money42%Fines and other8.1%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)6.8%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

13%

of Fayette County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
26%$17.6 million
Other taxes
13%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$744 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$224 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$218 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.0%$2.0 million

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$941 thousand
  • Other school charges$789 thousand
  • Airport$510 thousand
  • Other service charges$185 thousand
  • School lunches$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$817 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$28.1 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$5.3 million
Fines
0.3%$192 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals6.8%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

48%

of Fayette 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
48%$41.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$41.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$14.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$11.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Government buildings$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$867 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
  • Airports$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
6.8%$5.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Social services
0.6%$477 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$339 thousand
  • Other public welfare$138 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$436 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$283 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$283 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$222 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$222 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$32 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$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fayette 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 Fayette 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.