County government · Macon County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Macon County took in $69.9 million and spent $51.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%County taxes27%Fees for services (school lunches)3.9%Fines and other0.5%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
14%$10.1 million
Sales tax
7.0%$4.9 million
Other taxes
5.2%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$264 thousand
  • Other licenses$243 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$172 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$2.5 million
  • School lunches$286 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%$20 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$48.0 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$70 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$261 thousand
Fines
0.1%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments1.2%

What stands out

99%

of Macon 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
99%$51.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$51.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$600 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$600 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Macon County. 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 Macon 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.