County government · Smith County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Smith County took in $49.0 million and spent $55.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)23%County taxes22%Fines and other1.6%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes22%

Property tax
17%$8.4 million
Sales tax
2.8%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$632 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$200 thousand
  • Severance taxes$127 thousand
  • Other licenses$109 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$7.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Other school charges$1.5 million
  • School lunches$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 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%$40 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$25.4 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$475 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$561 thousand
Fines
0.4%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Running the government and other costs8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

58%

of Smith 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
58%$32.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$32.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 4 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$951 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$749 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$512 thousand
  • Fire protection$268 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$797 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$390 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$440 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$233 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$138 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Social services
0.3%$171 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$171 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$128 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$128 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smith 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 Smith 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.