County government · Madison County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Madison County took in $1.41 billion and spent $1.41 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)77%State tax money8.7%Fines and other8.5%County taxes5.0%Federal tax money0.8%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

77%

of Madison County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes5.0%

Property tax
4.3%$61.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$298 thousand
  • Other licenses$249 thousand
  • Severance taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$927 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$1.08 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$1.07 billion
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Other school charges$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$238 thousand
  • School lunches$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$10.6 million

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$123 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$4.6 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$119 million
Fines
<0.1%$564 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals81%Schools and colleges12%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Interest on debt1.5%Running the government and other costs1.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

81%

of Madison County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
81%$1.14 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.13 billion
  • Public health$6.8 million
Schools and colleges
12%$169 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$169 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$46.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$18.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.6 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.3 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$20.9 million
Running the government and other costs
1.2%$16.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
  • Airports$899 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$2.3 million
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$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$844 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$844 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$201 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.