County government · Davidson County, TN

Nashville-Davidson County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Nashville-Davidson County took in $5.64 billion and spent $6.46 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)38%City-county taxes37%State tax money12%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Nashville-Davidson County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City-county taxes37%

Property tax
19%$1.09 billion
Sales tax
13%$722 million
Other taxes
5.4%$303 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$158 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$54.1 million
  • Other licenses$42.8 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$28.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$18.1 million
  • Amusement taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.12 billion
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 11 more
  • Electric power$1.45 billion
  • Sewer$240 million
  • Water$136 million
  • Hospital bills$80.4 million
  • Housing$52.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$44.2 million
  • Other service charges$40.0 million
  • Other school charges$19.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$18.4 million
  • Transit fares$14.0 million
  • Parking$12.4 million
  • Garbage collection$8.9 million
  • School lunches$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$257 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$672 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$10.9 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$409 million
Fines
1.1%$62.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Schools and colleges24%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending16%

What stands out

24%

of Nashville-Davidson County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$2.05 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.45 billion
  • Water supply$287 million
  • Sewer systems$260 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$49.7 million
Schools and colleges
24%$1.58 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.58 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$799 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$344 million
  • Fire protection$214 million
  • Courts and legal services$117 million
  • Prisons and jails$106 million
  • Inspections and regulation$18.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$682 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$366 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40.5 million
  • Government buildings$9.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.0%$323 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$166 million
  • Hospitals$157 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$309 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$174 million
  • Public transit$126 million
  • Parking$8.8 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$222 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$179 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$42.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$175 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$111 million
  • Libraries$63.1 million
Housing and community development
2.6%$171 million
Social services
1.3%$84.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$84.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$69.0 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$69.0 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$327 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$327 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government. 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 Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Government 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.