County government · Obion County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Obion County took in $73.9 million and spent $67.5 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 money69%County taxes17%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)8.7%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money0.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes17%

Property tax
13%$10.0 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$245 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.4%$1.0 million

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • School lunches$271 thousand
  • Garbage collection$76 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%$638 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$50.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$67 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$3.0 million
Fines
0.2%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Running the government and other costs7.2%Social services7.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

67%

of Obion 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
67%$45.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$45.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$883 thousand
  • Government buildings$858 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$498 thousand
Social services
7.2%$4.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$4.8 million
  • Other public welfare$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$437 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$433 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$333 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$333 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$251 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$251 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$214 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$166 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$166 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Obion 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 Obion 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.