County government · Maury County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Maury County took in $661 million and spent $635 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)56%State tax money17%County taxes12%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

56%

of Maury 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 taxes12%

Property tax
9.4%$62.0 million
Other taxes
1.7%$11.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 6 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.8 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$302 thousand
  • Severance taxes$180 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$8.6 million

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$369 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$342 million
  • Water$9.4 million
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Other school charges$7.3 million
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$184 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$21.8 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$110 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$3.6 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$73.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$526 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals55%Schools and colleges28%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Running the government and other costs4.0%Roads, transit and parking1.7%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

28%

of Maury County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
55%$352 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$349 million
  • Public health$2.6 million
Schools and colleges
28%$176 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$176 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$54.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$27.6 million
  • Police$17.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$587 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$25.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.4 million
  • Airports$331 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.2 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$924 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$134 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$2.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$80 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$412 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$291 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$291 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Maury 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 Maury 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.