MEMPHIS CITY finances
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MEMPHIS CITY
City or town in Tennessee (Shelby County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 649,705.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $717.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $2.0 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $249.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $130.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $131.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $101.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.7 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $288.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $32.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $2.6 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $3.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $3.0 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $2.2 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $1.3 billion |
| Police Protection | $290.8 million |
| General NEC | $278.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $215.2 million |
| Gas Utilities | $179.8 million |
| Sewerage | $138.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $90.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $88.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $80.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $76.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $72.7 million |
| Transit Utilities | $71.8 million |
| Central Staff | $58.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $39.2 million |
| Libraries | $23.6 million |
| Judicial | $22.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.4 million |
| Parking | $3.5 million |
| Water Transport | $1.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $596,000 |
| Correction NEC | $432,000 |
| Health | $414,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $282,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $2.4 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $359,000 |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $207.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.2 billion |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $824,000 |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $190,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $2.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $15.4 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $192.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $76.6 million |
| A87 | Water Trans & Terminal Charges | $2.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $47.2 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $119.9 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $1.3 billion |
| A93 | Gas Utilities Revenue | $230.6 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $2.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $130.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $131.8 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $101.4 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $432,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $39.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $205.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $22.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $52.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $414,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $39.1 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $41.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $23.6 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $268,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $3.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $59.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $279.0 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $596,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $131.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $75.3 million |
| E87 | Water Transport-Current Oper | $1.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $238.1 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $74.4 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $1.2 billion |
| E93 | Gas Utilities-Current Oper | $161.6 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $66.8 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $27,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $10.1 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $4,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $6.9 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $33.5 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $46.6 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $5,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $14,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $21.0 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $11.8 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $7.4 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F87 | Water Transport-Construction | $183,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $40.7 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $15.6 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $69.6 million |
| F93 | Gas Utilities-Construction | $18.2 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $5.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $21.8 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $2.0 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $6.0 million |
| I93 | Gas Utilities-Interest on Debt | $2.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $2.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $419.2 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $223.1 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $35.0 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $1.3 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $22.8 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $435,000 |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $10,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $12.0 million |
| T25 | Motor Vehicle Operators Lic | $10,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.4 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $31.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $353,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $17.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $12.4 million |
| U40 | Rents | $162,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $267,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $186.8 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 472157175826.