County government · Lewis County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lewis County took in $28.3 million and spent $27.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%County taxes24%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)5.1%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes24%

Property tax
16%$4.6 million
Sales tax
5.7%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.3%$647 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$452 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$97 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$87 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other school charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$712 thousand
  • Other school charges$632 thousand
  • School lunches$60 thousand
  • Airport$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$2.4 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$16.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$783 thousand
Fines
0.1%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs5.4%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

72%

of Lewis 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%$19.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$466 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$540 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$339 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$330 thousand
  • Government buildings$300 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$673 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$673 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$407 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$407 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$288 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$282 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand
  • Libraries$133 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$112 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$112 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis 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 Lewis 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.