County government · Franklin County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Franklin County took in $148 million and spent $113 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fines and other24%County taxes24%Federal tax money6.3%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)3.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Franklin County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
17%$25.4 million
Sales tax
6.1%$9.0 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$557 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$369 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$228 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$118 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Other school charges$2.0 million
  • School lunches$680 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$9.3 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$60.9 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$360 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
22%$33.1 million
Fines
1.9%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Sent to other local governments2.9%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

61%

of Franklin 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
61%$69.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$69.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$15.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$929 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$14.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$3.3 million
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$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$848 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$848 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$523 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$484 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$251 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$251 thousand
Social services
0.2%$218 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$218 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Franklin 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.