KNOX COUNTY finances
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KNOX COUNTY
County in Tennessee (Knox County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 494,574.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $425.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $117.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $33.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $12.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $448.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $11.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $94.0 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $26.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $76.7 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.0 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $858.9 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $771.0 million |
| Police Protection | $102.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $48.6 million |
| General NEC | $39.8 million |
| Health | $36.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $32.5 million |
| Judicial | $30.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $27.5 million |
| Libraries | $26.0 million |
| Central Staff | $22.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $21.3 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $20.4 million |
| Sewerage | $18.7 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.4 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $3.9 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $2.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $2.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.1 million |
| Welfare Insts | $1.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $698,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $761.5 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $100.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $50.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $811.2 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $26.0 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $47.7 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $5.1 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $30.8 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $81.7 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $12.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $448.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $11.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $15.3 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $741.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $32.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $698,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $29.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $21.8 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $243,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $36.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $25.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $20.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $15.5 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $1.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $22.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $97.1 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.1 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $1.0 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $2.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $15.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $5.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $33.4 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $6.0 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $29.3 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $513,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $514,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $700,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $3.7 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $22.8 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $10.6 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $759,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $4.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $5.1 million |
| F77 | Welfare Insts-Construction | $11,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $2.7 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $405,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $6.4 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $26.9 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $76.7 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $353.2 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $24.8 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $2.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $14.7 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $14.1 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $16.6 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $790,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $15.3 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.8 million |
| U40 | Rents | $504,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.3 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $12.0 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.