County government · Polk County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Polk County took in $52.9 million and spent $40.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fines and other32%County taxes21%Federal tax money2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)2.6%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Polk County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
16%$8.2 million
Sales tax
4.2%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$670 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$347 thousand
  • Other licenses$169 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$94 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other school charges$819 thousand
  • Other service charges$474 thousand
  • School lunches$86 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$1.5 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$21.8 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$358 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
31%$16.6 million
Fines
0.2%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges66%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

66%

of Polk 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
66%$26.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$26.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$714 thousand
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$3.0 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$845 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$787 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$741 thousand
  • Government buildings$635 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$235 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$631 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$631 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$174 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$174 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk 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 Polk 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.