County government · Jefferson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson County took in $142 million and spent $148 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes24%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)20%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money2.7%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes24%

Property tax
16%$22.6 million
Other taxes
4.9%$7.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$765 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$648 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.6%$5.1 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$28.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$22.6 million
  • Other school charges$4.3 million
  • School lunches$775 thousand
  • Garbage collection$165 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$3.9 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$68.8 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$198 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$5.2 million
Fines
0.7%$952 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Social services13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Running the government and other costs7.0%Health and hospitals4.4%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

59%

of Jefferson 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
59%$86.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$86.8 million
Social services
13%$18.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$16.3 million
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$13.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$10.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.4%$6.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$597 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$403 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$955 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$955 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$199 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$199 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.