RUTHERFORD COUNTY finances
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RUTHERFORD COUNTY
County in Tennessee (Rutherford County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 339,261.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $263.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $52.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $28.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $55.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $326.9 million | C |
| From local governments | $1.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $657.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $107.0 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $17.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $39.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $728.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $782.7 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $486.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $568.3 million |
| Police Protection | $37.9 million |
| Health | $30.5 million |
| General NEC | $28.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $25.8 million |
| Central Staff | $16.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $14.1 million |
| Judicial | $13.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $13.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $4.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.9 million |
| Correction NEC | $2.5 million |
| Libraries | $1.9 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.3 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $1.2 million |
| Welfare NEC | $624,000 |
| Parks & Rec | $604,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $498.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $27.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $39.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $486.4 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $1.7 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $46,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $23.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $1.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $25.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $55.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $326.9 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $1.3 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $25.4 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $2.5 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $499.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $12.3 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $4.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $13.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $12.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $28.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $11.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $1.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $1.2 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $604,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $33.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $624,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $4.4 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $429,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $68.6 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $813,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $224,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $38,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $3.7 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $2.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $2.1 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $1,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $4.6 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $11,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $174,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $24.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $17.8 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $39.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $209.2 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $29.7 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $808,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $13.0 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $9.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.3 million |
| T53 | Severance Tax | $541,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $463,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.3 million |
| U40 | Rents | $495,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $22.8 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 471149134861.