SHELBY COUNTY finances
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SHELBY COUNTY
County in Tennessee (Shelby County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 916,371.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $691.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $646.8 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $139.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $62.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.2 billion | C |
| From local governments | $61.7 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $3.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $157.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $48.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $9.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $2.8 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $3.3 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $874.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $1.7 billion |
| Hospitals | $774.7 million |
| Police Protection | $205.9 million |
| General NEC | $132.4 million |
| Judicial | $94.1 million |
| Central Staff | $65.7 million |
| Health | $65.2 million |
| Correction Insts | $63.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $35.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $30.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $27.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $20.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $14.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $13.9 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $7.3 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $3.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $939,000 |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $653,000 |
| Sewerage | $493,000 |
| Correction NEC | $408,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $966.6 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $6.9 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $98.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $874.6 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $35,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $15.0 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $587.9 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $659,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $5.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $8,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $568,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $753,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $36.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $62.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.2 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $61.7 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $3.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $63.0 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $408,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.6 billion |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $26.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $35.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $94.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $65.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $64.2 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $755.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $11.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $20.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $6.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $939,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $198.1 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $14.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $13.9 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $493,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $653,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $125.4 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $102.2 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $549,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $720,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $18.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $19.2 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $29,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $535,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $7.8 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $7.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $48.0 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $9.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $531.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $75.7 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $6,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $23.6 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $46.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $14.8 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $38.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $74.8 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $7.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $18.2 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 471157175697.