County government · Marion County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Marion County took in $56.7 million and spent $62.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%County taxes28%Fees for services (road charges, school lunches)8.7%Local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes28%

Property tax
20%$11.5 million
Sales tax
6.5%$3.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$523 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$271 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$116 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$106 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 4 more
  • Other school charges$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Road charges$261 thousand
  • School lunches$148 thousand
  • Airport$64 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 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%$14 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$33.8 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$983 thousand
Fines
0.2%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Running the government and other costs7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

69%

of Marion 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
69%$43.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$43.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$269 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$867 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$951 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$951 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$713 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$485 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$485 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$287 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$101 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$101 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.