County government · Monroe County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Monroe County took in $110 million and spent $185 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%County taxes25%Fees for services (school lunches, airport)9.0%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money3.1%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes25%

Property tax
21%$23.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$706 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$157 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$151 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.4%$1.6 million

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 5 more
  • Other service charges$6.3 million
  • Other school charges$2.6 million
  • School lunches$299 thousand
  • Airport$279 thousand
  • Road charges$264 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$3.4 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$64.6 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$448 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.8 million
Fines
0.7%$809 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Schools and colleges34%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Running the government and other costs4.1%Health and hospitals3.2%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

34%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$86.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$80.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$583 thousand
Schools and colleges
34%$62.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$62.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$14.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
  • Airports$602 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$7.5 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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$917 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$5.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.9 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$722 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$573 thousand
  • Libraries$149 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$168 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$168 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$111 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$111 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Monroe 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.