County government · Johnson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Johnson County took in $44.2 million and spent $42.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money82%County taxes13%Fees for services (school lunches, airport)2.6%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

82%

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

County taxes13%

Property tax
8.4%$3.7 million
Other taxes
2.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$759 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$209 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$112 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.0%$872 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 2 more
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School lunches$95 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$66 thousand

State tax money82%

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

From the state
82%$36.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$663 thousand
Fines
0.4%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges80%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs5.3%Roads, transit and parking1.5%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

80%

of Johnson 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
80%$34.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$772 thousand
  • Fire protection$190 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$878 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$629 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$629 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$319 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$295 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$295 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$192 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$145 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$177 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$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$109 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$109 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.