County government · White County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), White County took in $57.4 million and spent $58.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%County taxes23%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)8.8%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money0.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

65%

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

County taxes23%

Property tax
14%$8.2 million
Sales tax
8.1%$4.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$626 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$204 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$181 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$139 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$94 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 3 more
  • Other school charges$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$817 thousand
  • School lunches$83 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$85 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$37.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$99 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.3 million
Fines
0.7%$412 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs6.5%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Health and hospitals3.2%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

71%

of White 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
71%$41.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$41.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$291 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$3.8 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$690 thousand
  • Government buildings$687 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$347 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$347 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$326 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$274 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$262 thousand
Social services
0.4%$213 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$213 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$131 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$131 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of White 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.