County government · Scott County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scott County took in $41.6 million and spent $49.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%County taxes18%Local tax money6.6%Fees for services (airport, school lunches)4.3%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes18%

Property tax
15%$6.1 million
Sales tax
1.8%$733 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$720 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$635 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$83 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • Airport$601 thousand
  • School lunches$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$30 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$29.0 million

Local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.6%$2.7 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$421 thousand
Fines
0.2%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs4.2%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

68%

of Scott 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
68%$34.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Airports$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$747 thousand
  • Government buildings$704 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$653 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$906 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$288 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$288 thousand
Social services
0.2%$76 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.