County government · Pickett County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pickett County took in $10.9 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%County taxes33%Federal tax money4.2%Fees for services (school lunches)2.6%Fines and other1.1%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes33%

Property tax
28%$3.1 million
Sales tax
2.5%$275 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; severance taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$199 thousand
  • Severance taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$277 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$260 thousand
  • School lunches$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$459 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$6.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$33 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

64%

of Pickett 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
64%$7.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$295 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$389 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.5%$798 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$798 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Libraries$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pickett 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 Pickett 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.