County government · Giles County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Giles County took in $70.0 million and spent $85.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes36%Fees for services (school lunches, road charges)6.2%Fines and other1.9%Local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
32%$22.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$369 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.1%$798 thousand

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other school charges$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • School lunches$151 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$223 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$38.3 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$868 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.8%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Running the government and other costs6.9%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

71%

of Giles 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
71%$60.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$60.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$710 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$5.9 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$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$804 thousand
  • Government buildings$637 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$4.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$395 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$395 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$307 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
  • Libraries$141 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$287 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$287 thousand
Social services
0.1%$112 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$112 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$68 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$24 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$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Giles 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 Giles 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.