County government · Weakley County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Weakley County took in $113 million and spent $121 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, school lunches)48%State tax money37%County taxes12%Fines and other2.3%Local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

48%

of Weakley County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes12%

Property tax
8.9%$10.1 million
Sales tax
2.0%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.8%$894 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$780 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$54.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other school charges and 1 more
  • Electric power$51.5 million
  • Other school charges$2.9 million
  • School lunches$431 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$349 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$41.8 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$414 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$2.5 million
Fines
0.1%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Running the government and other costs2.7%Social services0.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

48%

of Weakley 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
48%$57.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$57.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$50.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$50.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$887 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$776 thousand
  • Government buildings$216 thousand
Social services
0.9%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$864 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$864 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$298 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$298 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$190 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$190 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$103 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$103 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Weakley 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 Weakley 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.