County government · Putnam County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Putnam County took in $218 million and spent $388 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes32%Fees for services (school lunches)9.9%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money1.6%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Putnam County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
20%$43.3 million
Sales tax
9.8%$21.3 million
Other taxes
2.8%$6.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$312 thousand
  • Severance taxes$312 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$21.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$14.6 million
  • Other school charges$5.2 million
  • School lunches$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$3.6 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$109 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$3.1 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$10.1 million
Fines
0.2%$377 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges39%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals2.3%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

39%

of Putnam County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
39%$150 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$150 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$145 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$112 million
  • Prisons and jails$25.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$55.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$30.5 million
  • Government buildings$20.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$8.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
  • Airports$64 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Social services
0.5%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$954 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$954 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$692 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$391 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$391 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Putnam County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Putnam 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.