County government · Meigs County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Meigs County took in $23.8 million and spent $28.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%County taxes20%Fees for services4.1%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.4%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes20%

Property tax
17%$4.1 million
Sales tax
1.5%$363 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$94 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Severance taxes$46 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$968 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and other service charges
  • Other school charges$739 thousand
  • Other service charges$229 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$93 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$17.6 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$61 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.6%$154 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs7.2%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

69%

of Meigs 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%$20.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$870 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$635 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$768 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$617 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$407 thousand
  • Government buildings$276 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$907 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$907 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$300 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$174 thousand
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$120 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$113 thousand
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$108 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Social services
0.2%$44 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meigs 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 Meigs 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.