County government · Perry County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Perry County took in $16.9 million and spent $18.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%County taxes21%Fees for services (school lunches, airport)3.7%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money1.8%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
17%$2.8 million
Sales tax
3.7%$620 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$50 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$631 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$570 thousand
  • School lunches$58 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$306 thousand

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$11.9 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$506 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges83%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Running the government and other costs3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

83%

of Perry 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
83%$15.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$843 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$843 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$734 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$371 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$325 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$158 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$132 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$132 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Perry 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.