County government · Jackson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jackson County took in $23.0 million and spent $23.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%County taxes19%Federal tax money5.8%Fees for services (airport, school lunches)3.1%Local tax money0.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes19%

Property tax
14%$3.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$577 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$296 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$169 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$76 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.2%$508 thousand

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$714 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other school charges$666 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand
  • School lunches$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$1.3 million

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$16.4 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$51 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

74%

of Jackson 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
74%$17.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$567 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$663 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$663 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$192 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.6%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$75 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$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.