County government · Wilson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wilson County took in $347 million and spent $368 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes40%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)10%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.8%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

41%

of Wilson County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
25%$87.0 million
Other taxes
7.3%$25.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$10.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$634 thousand
  • Severance taxes$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.3%$25.2 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$34.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$17.9 million
  • Other school charges$11.2 million
  • School lunches$4.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$708 thousand
  • Garbage collection$656 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$9.5 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$143 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$17.4 million
Fines
0.3%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt4.4%Roads, transit and parking3.2%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

64%

of Wilson County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
64%$236 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$236 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$44.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$23.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$43.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$30.4 million
  • Government buildings$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$16.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$11.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$618 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$3.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.7 million
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$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$486 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilson 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 Wilson 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.