County government · Hardin County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hardin County took in $125 million and spent $134 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, school lunches)44%State tax money26%County taxes16%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money5.3%Local tax money3.0%

What stands out

44%

of Hardin County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
13%$15.8 million
Other taxes
2.3%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$719 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$484 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$287 thousand
  • Severance taxes$92 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.4%$1.7 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$55.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$50.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Other school charges$1.9 million
  • School lunches$151 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$6.7 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$32.1 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$3.7 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$7.2 million
Fines
0.2%$219 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals44%Schools and colleges35%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

35%

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

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
44%$58.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$57.9 million
  • Public health$759 thousand
Schools and colleges
35%$47.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$47.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$990 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$852 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$386 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$172 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$172 thousand
Social services
0.1%$147 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$147 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$112 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$88 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$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardin 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 Hardin 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.