County government · Moore County, TN

Lynchburg-Moore County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lynchburg-Moore County took in $21.5 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City-county taxes59%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, electric power)6.6%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

51%

of Lynchburg-Moore County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City-county taxes59%

Property tax
51%$11.0 million
Sales tax
7.0%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$220 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$150 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other school charges$616 thousand
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Electric power$264 thousand
  • School lunches$214 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$50 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$6.9 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$355 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges76%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Running the government and other costs6.9%Interest on debt4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

76%

of Lynchburg-Moore County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
76%$12.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$760 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$650 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$650 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lynchburg-Moore County Metropolitan Government. 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 Lynchburg-Moore County Metropolitan Government 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.