County government · Hardeman County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hardeman County took in $61.6 million and spent $62.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%County taxes19%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services (school lunches, airport)6.0%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes19%

Property tax
16%$10.0 million
Sales tax
1.7%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$350 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$272 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$69 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$118 thousand
  • Airport$29 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%$98 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$40.4 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$625 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$5.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges77%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals7.2%Running the government and other costs1.8%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

77%

of Hardeman 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
77%$48.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$48.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$4.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$625 thousand
  • Government buildings$492 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$593 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$433 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$433 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$188 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardeman 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 Hardeman 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.