County government · McMinn County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), McMinn County took in $71.6 million and spent $89.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%County taxes24%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)9.6%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

63%

of McMinn County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
20%$14.7 million
Other taxes
3.0%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other selective sales taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$633 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.9%$662 thousand

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$386 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$44.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$41 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$1.8 million
Fines
0.4%$301 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

62%

of McMinn 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%

Schools and colleges
62%$54.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$54.8 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$15.6 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$11.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$454 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.7 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
  • Airports$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$846 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$833 thousand
  • Hospitals$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$765 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$231 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$166 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$155 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$155 thousand
Social services
0.1%$102 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McMinn County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of McMinn 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.