County government · Lincoln County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County took in $180 million and spent $174 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)36%County taxes30%State tax money25%Fines and other8.7%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Lincoln County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
24%$43.4 million
Sales tax
4.0%$7.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$420 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$341 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$122 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$102 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$65.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$55.2 million
  • Water$5.7 million
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • School lunches$670 thousand
  • Garbage collection$639 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$42 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$45.3 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$189 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$11.2 million
Fines
2.5%$4.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals53%Schools and colleges33%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Running the government and other costs3.3%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

33%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
53%$92.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$91.5 million
  • Public health$744 thousand
Schools and colleges
33%$57.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$57.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$963 thousand
  • Government buildings$938 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$701 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$456 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$456 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$234 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$234 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.