County government · Gibson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gibson County took in $24.0 million and spent $21.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)18%State tax money17%Fines and other15%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

9.2%

of Gibson 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 taxes49%

Property tax
37%$8.8 million
Other taxes
9.2%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$247 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$72 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$68 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$64 thousand
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.6%$862 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Airport$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$254 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$4.1 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.0 million
Fines
2.3%$556 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals22%Interest on debt2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

22%

of Gibson County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$915 thousand
  • Government buildings$677 thousand
Health and hospitals
22%$4.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.8 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$548 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$226 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$349 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$349 thousand
Social services
1.5%$325 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$325 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$189 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$104 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gibson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Gibson 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.