County government · Overton County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Overton County took in $69.1 million and spent $67.1 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 money55%County taxes19%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)18%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes19%

Property tax
11%$7.9 million
Sales tax
4.7%$3.2 million
Other taxes
2.7%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$744 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$681 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$229 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$161 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$10.5 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$392 thousand
  • Garbage collection$350 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$362 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$38.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$359 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$3.7 million
Fines
1.0%$711 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Social services16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Running the government and other costs7.1%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

57%

of Overton 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
57%$38.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$38.0 million
Social services
16%$10.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$10.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$271 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$4.8 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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$585 thousand
  • Government buildings$350 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Airports$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$413 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$272 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$202 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$179 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$179 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$20 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$20 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Overton 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 Overton 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.