County government · Grainger County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grainger County took in $46.6 million and spent $48.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%County taxes26%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)3.6%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
21%$9.9 million
Sales tax
4.3%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$105 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$96 thousand
  • Severance taxes$85 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 3 more
  • Other school charges$1.5 million
  • School lunches$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$75 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$31.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$757 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges76%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs5.2%Health and hospitals4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

76%

of Grainger 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
76%$36.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$36.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$931 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$741 thousand
  • Government buildings$483 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$343 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$341 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$195 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$174 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$174 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$61 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$18 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$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grainger 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 Grainger 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.