County government · Unicoi County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Unicoi County took in $37.2 million and spent $42.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%County taxes25%Fees for services (school lunches)3.6%Local tax money3.4%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

64%

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

County taxes25%

Property tax
22%$8.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$555 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$203 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$194 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.0%$385 thousand

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.2 million
  • School lunches$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$1.1 million

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$23.8 million

Local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$425 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.5%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

72%

of Unicoi 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
72%$30.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$30.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$696 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$857 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$857 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$390 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$277 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$277 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Unicoi 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 Unicoi 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.