SHELBY COUNTY finances
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SHELBY COUNTY
County in Tennessee (Shelby County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 936,017.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $649.1 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $655.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $99.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $77.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.0 billion | C |
| From local governments | $61.7 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.8 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $167.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $5.3 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $2.6 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $3.0 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $45.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $1.6 billion |
| Hospitals | $654.3 million |
| Police Protection | $190.4 million |
| General NEC | $114.0 million |
| Central Staff | $93.7 million |
| Judicial | $86.8 million |
| Health | $58.7 million |
| Correction Insts | $58.4 million |
| Welfare Insts | $28.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $27.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $24.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $23.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $16.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $12.7 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $11.2 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $6.2 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $3.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $1.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $587,000 |
| Sewerage | $443,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $489,000 |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $45.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $101.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $45.3 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $23,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $11.6 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $599.2 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $219,000 |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $108,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $5.1 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $271,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $517,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $671,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $37.2 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $77.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.0 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $61.7 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $3.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $58.4 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.4 billion |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $24.3 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $27.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $86.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $93.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $16.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $58.0 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $624.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $9.0 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $5.6 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $1.4 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $188.2 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $11.2 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $28.7 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $22.9 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $443,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $587,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $112.6 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $126.5 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $146,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $149,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $141,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $679,000 |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $30.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $3.7 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $593,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $199,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $2.2 million |
| F77 | Welfare Insts-Construction | $70,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $969,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $1.9 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $5.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $515.0 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $58.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $25.2 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $33.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $17.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $682,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $3.7 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $63.7 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $10.5 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $21.0 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 471157175697.