County government · Hickman County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hickman County took in $57.3 million and spent $65.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%County taxes22%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)10%Federal tax money1.0%Fines and other0.9%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

65%

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

County taxes22%

Property tax
17%$9.8 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$934 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$328 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$264 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$260 thousand
  • Other licenses$108 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.1%$1.2 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Other school charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • School lunches$180 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$558 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$37.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$267 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$387 thousand
Fines
0.3%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

56%

of Hickman 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
56%$37.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$11.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$743 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$713 thousand
  • Government buildings$670 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$816 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$212 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hickman County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hickman 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.