County government · Hamblen County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hamblen County took in $176 million and spent $216 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%County taxes21%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)6.4%Fines and other2.2%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

58%

of Hamblen County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
18%$31.1 million
Other taxes
2.3%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$442 thousand
  • Other licenses$238 thousand
  • Severance taxes$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$2.2 million

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 3 more
  • Other school charges$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • School lunches$944 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$387 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$21.0 million

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$102 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$670 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$3.1 million
Fines
0.5%$903 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges65%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs3.7%Health and hospitals2.2%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

65%

of Hamblen County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
65%$140 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$140 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$53.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$44.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$453 thousand
  • Fire protection$259 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.7%$8.0 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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$962 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$4.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$838 thousand
  • Libraries$356 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$690 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$611 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$267 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$267 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamblen 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 Hamblen 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.