KNOX COUNTY finances
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KNOX COUNTY
County in Tennessee (Knox County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 475,609.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $394.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $109.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $20.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $40.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $360.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $7.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $969.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $62.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $20.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $66.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $933.2 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.1 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $756.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $654.3 million |
| Police Protection | $87.9 million |
| General NEC | $50.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $38.9 million |
| Health | $36.3 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $32.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $28.8 million |
| Judicial | $24.7 million |
| Central Staff | $20.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $18.4 million |
| Libraries | $15.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $13.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.4 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.6 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $806,000 |
| Local Fire Protection | $699,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $691.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $93.8 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $47.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $737.3 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $18.7 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $19.3 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $963,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $24.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $84.0 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $40.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $360.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $7.8 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $12.7 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $638.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $27.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $699,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $24.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $20.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $36.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $21.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $32.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $15.3 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $806,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $18.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $83.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $5.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $30.0 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $665,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $16.0 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $44,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $239,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $1.6 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $82,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $17.1 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $74,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $360,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $4.0 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $257,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $20.9 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $20.6 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $66.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $330.0 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $36.9 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $2.3 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $12.2 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $13.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.1 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $2.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $679,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $11.8 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 471093175683.