County government · Rhea County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rhea County took in $105 million and spent $106 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes29%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)25%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.2%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Rhea County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
17%$18.1 million
Sales tax
11%$11.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$527 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$407 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$337 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$178 thousand
  • Other licenses$84 thousand
  • Severance taxes$64 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$26.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other school charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$24.2 million
  • Other school charges$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$205 thousand
  • School lunches$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$243 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$43.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$61 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$2.8 million
Fines
0.4%$456 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Health and hospitals27%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Sent to other local governments0.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

53%

of Rhea 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
53%$56.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$56.4 million
Health and hospitals
27%$28.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$28.0 million
  • Public health$525 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$12.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$898 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$733 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$402 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$888 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$888 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$773 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$604 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$604 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$599 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$599 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rhea 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 Rhea 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.