County government · Hawkins County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hawkins County took in $138 million and spent $125 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County taxes34%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)4.5%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
25%$34.0 million
Sales tax
5.8%$8.0 million
Other taxes
3.8%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$436 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$184 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 5 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Other school charges$2.8 million
  • School lunches$509 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1.5 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$78.7 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$3.0 million
Fines
0.3%$407 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges73%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Running the government and other costs6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

73%

of Hawkins 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
73%$91.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$91.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$12.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$376 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$370 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
  • Airports$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$462 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$323 thousand
  • Libraries$139 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$238 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$238 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hawkins County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Hawkins 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.