County government · Morgan County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morgan County took in $86.1 million and spent $50.4 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 money76%County taxes15%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)5.5%Local tax money1.8%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

76%

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

County taxes15%

Property tax
13%$11.6 million
Sales tax
1.6%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$201 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$200 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Other school charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$343 thousand
  • School lunches$131 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$85 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$65.2 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$979 thousand
Fines
0.6%$482 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges66%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Health and hospitals4.1%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

66%

of Morgan 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
66%$33.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$33.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$6.2 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)$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$831 thousand
  • Government buildings$447 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$822 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$293 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$109 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$109 thousand
Social services
0.2%$98 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan 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 Morgan 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.