County government · Fentress County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fentress County took in $47.9 million and spent $62.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%County taxes26%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)7.1%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
14%$6.8 million
Sales tax
9.3%$4.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$471 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$223 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$211 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$194 thousand
  • Other licenses$146 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$74 thousand
  • Severance taxes$74 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other school charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$1.8 million
  • Other school charges$942 thousand
  • Garbage collection$388 thousand
  • Other service charges$252 thousand
  • School lunches$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$1.9 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$28.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$143 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.3 million
Fines
0.1%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Schools and colleges40%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

40%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$26.2 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$23.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$750 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$737 thousand
Schools and colleges
40%$24.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$24.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$383 thousand
  • Fire protection$160 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Social services
1.1%$686 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$686 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$167 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$167 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$108 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$108 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fentress County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Fentress 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.