County government · Union County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union County took in $47.8 million and spent $47.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%County taxes15%Fees for services7.9%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money2.3%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes15%

Property tax
12%$5.9 million
Sales tax
1.6%$768 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$690 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$370 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$94 thousand
  • Other licenses$94 thousand
  • Severance taxes$83 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and other service charges
  • Other school charges$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$295 thousand

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$33.7 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.5 million
Fines
0.2%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges73%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Running the government and other costs5.5%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

73%

of Union 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
73%$35.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$35.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$705 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$859 thousand
  • Government buildings$443 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Social services
0.8%$403 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$384 thousand
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$371 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$210 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$189 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$123 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.