County government · Marshall County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marshall County took in $90.6 million and spent $102 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes27%Fees for services (water, school lunches)14%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
16%$14.8 million
Sales tax
5.4%$4.9 million
Other taxes
5.0%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$396 thousand
  • Severance taxes$381 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • School lunches$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Sewer$115 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%$11 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$48.6 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$3.3 million
Fines
0.5%$464 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Running the government and other costs10%Health and hospitals8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

64%

of Marshall 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
64%$65.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$65.5 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$10.5 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$6.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$743 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$8.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$259 thousand
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$875 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$875 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$661 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$616 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$575 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$526 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$189 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$189 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.