County government · Williamson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Williamson County took in $1.03 billion and spent $1.16 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%Fees for services (hospital bills, school lunches)38%State tax money20%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money0.4%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

38%

of Williamson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
34%$352 million
Other taxes
3.9%$39.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$20.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$11.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$671 thousand
  • Severance taxes$287 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.0%$10.0 million

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$391 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other school charges and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$334 million
  • Other school charges$27.6 million
  • School lunches$13.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$11.5 million
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$557 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$287 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$4.0 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$205 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$646 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$26.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$871 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Health and hospitals30%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Interest on debt3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

55%

of Williamson County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
55%$640 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$640 million
Health and hospitals
30%$345 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$338 million
  • Public health$6.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$48.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$28.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$557 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$41.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$37.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34.5 million
  • Libraries$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
1.6%$18.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.5 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$13.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$11.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.9 million
Social services
0.3%$3.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williamson 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 Williamson 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.