County government · Haywood County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Haywood County took in $41.5 million and spent $47.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%County taxes21%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)7.0%Fines and other0.8%Local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
17%$7.2 million
Other taxes
2.2%$904 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$585 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$199 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$54 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$555 thousand

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; hospital bills and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$977 thousand
  • Hospital bills$964 thousand
  • Other school charges$906 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • School lunches$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$161 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$29.2 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$257 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$245 thousand
Fines
0.2%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges78%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Running the government and other costs1.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

78%

of Haywood 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
78%$37.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$453 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$969 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$794 thousand
  • Libraries$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.6%$757 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$549 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$755 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$755 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$363 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$168 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Haywood 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 Haywood 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.