County government · Montgomery County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Montgomery County took in $633 million and spent $786 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes33%Fees for services (school lunches)7.8%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes33%

Property tax
29%$186 million
Other taxes
3.5%$21.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.1 million
  • Other licenses$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$414 thousand
  • Severance taxes$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.1%$730 thousand

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$49.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$22.3 million
  • Other school charges$22.0 million
  • School lunches$4.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$5.9 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$341 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$9.4 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$17.0 million
Fines
0.2%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Health and hospitals3.0%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

69%

of Montgomery 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
69%$541 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$541 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$108 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$88.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$483 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$60.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$25.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$19.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$23.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$20.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.4 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$17.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$8.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$2.8 million
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$2.8 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$559 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$559 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.