County government · Sumner County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sumner County took in $513 million and spent $558 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes33%Fees for services (school lunches)11%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other3.2%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

49%

of Sumner County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
27%$137 million
Other taxes
3.4%$17.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$5.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$609 thousand
  • Severance taxes$286 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$17.4 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$54.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other school charges$24.9 million
  • Other service charges$23.9 million
  • School lunches$5.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$562 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$18.3 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$249 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$3.6 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$15.6 million
Fines
0.1%$680 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt2.0%Roads, transit and parking1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

72%

of Sumner 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
72%$405 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$405 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$64.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$24.9 million
  • Fire protection$15.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$15.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$452 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$61.4 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$48.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$11.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
Social services
0.5%$2.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$927 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$927 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$513 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$513 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$262 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$212 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumner 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 Sumner 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.