County government · Henry County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Henry County took in $144 million and spent $173 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money35%Fines and other24%State tax money24%County taxes11%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)3.6%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

35%

of Henry County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes11%

Property tax
8.4%$12.1 million
Sales tax
1.2%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$604 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$504 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$246 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Other school charges$1.5 million
  • School lunches$412 thousand
  • Garbage collection$332 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money35%

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

From the federal government
35%$50.1 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$34.7 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$3.5 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$34.4 million
Fines
0.5%$659 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals57%Schools and colleges27%Running the government and other costs5.3%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

57%

of Henry County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
57%$99.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$98.8 million
  • Public health$276 thousand
Schools and colleges
27%$46.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$46.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$819 thousand
  • Government buildings$299 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$723 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$552 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$962 thousand
  • Libraries$199 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$741 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$741 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$211 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$211 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$81 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry 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 Henry 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.