County government · McNairy County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), McNairy County took in $56.6 million and spent $55.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%County taxes22%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)7.9%Local tax money3.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes22%

Property tax
16%$8.9 million
Sales tax
4.8%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.1%$619 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$444 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$122 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$51 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 3 more
  • Other school charges$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • School lunches$103 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$37.4 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$1.9 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$498 thousand
Fines
0.2%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges78%Running the government and other costs7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

78%

of McNairy 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
78%$43.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$43.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$4.0 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$764 thousand
  • Government buildings$440 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$394 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$656 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$584 thousand
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$313 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$235 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$220 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$220 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$159 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$137 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McNairy 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 McNairy 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.