County government · Lauderdale County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lauderdale County took in $79.9 million and spent $71.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%County taxes21%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)8.1%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money1.3%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
15%$12.2 million
Sales tax
2.8%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$470 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$134 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$587 thousand
  • School lunches$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$1.0 million

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$49.9 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$535 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$4.7 million
Fines
0.9%$737 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Running the government and other costs5.3%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

72%

of Lauderdale 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
72%$50.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$457 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$963 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$694 thousand
  • Water supply$269 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$325 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$304 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$213 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$16 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$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lauderdale County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Lauderdale 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.