County government · Sullivan County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sullivan County took in $231 million and spent $270 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes33%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (school lunches)11%Fines and other3.1%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Sullivan County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
28%$64.0 million
Sales tax
2.8%$6.6 million
Other taxes
2.8%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$425 thousand
  • Severance taxes$144 thousand
  • Other licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$25.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$20.7 million
  • Other school charges$3.8 million
  • School lunches$580 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$553 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$35.1 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$83.8 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$2.5 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$6.6 million
Fines
0.3%$623 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges44%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals7.4%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

44%

of Sullivan 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
44%$118 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$118 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$73.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$46.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$15.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$843 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$32.3 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$18.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
7.4%$20.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$12.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.7 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$8.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$579 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.1 million
Social services
0.1%$281 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$281 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$277 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$277 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.