County government · Sequatchie County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sequatchie County took in $43.9 million and spent $43.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%County taxes20%Fines and other10%Fees for services (school lunches)4.3%Local tax money0.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

65%

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

County taxes20%

Property tax
14%$6.3 million
Sales tax
5.3%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$297 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$94 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$92 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$816 thousand
  • School lunches$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$48 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$28.5 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$83 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$3.4 million
Fines
2.5%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges75%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs5.7%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Health and hospitals3.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

75%

of Sequatchie 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
75%$32.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$32.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$941 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$852 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$746 thousand
  • Government buildings$467 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$427 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$461 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$176 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$172 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$116 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sequatchie County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Sequatchie 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.