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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Knoxville, TN vs Hendersonville, TN

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Knoxville spends 98.7% more per capita than Hendersonville ($8,904/person difference). Hendersonville, TN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 58/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Knoxville, TN
Pop. 191,857
C
51/100
Budget Balance77
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency74
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Hendersonville, TN
Pop. 61,589
C
58/100
Budget Balance12
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Knoxville
Hendersonville
Total Spending
$3.4B
$555.6M
Spending / Capita
$17,926
$9,022
Total Revenue
$9.3B
$88.8M
Revenue / Capita
$48,542
$1,442
Total Debt
$350.2M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,825
$0
Population
191,857
61,589
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Knoxville$258
Hendersonville$215
Parks & Recreation
Knoxville$1,708
Hendersonville$447
Health
Knoxville$0
Hendersonville$10

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

KnoxvilleHendersonville
Sales Tax
$748
$70
Income Tax
$115
$1,013
Intergovernmental
$48,542
$1,443
Charges & Fees
$3,851
$0
Other
$6,214
$466

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

KnoxvilleHendersonville
Fire Protection
$258
$215
Public Welfare
$573
$1,075
Health
$0
$10
Hospitals
$607
$4
Parks & Recreation
$1,708
$447
Housing
$3,667
$2,586
Sewerage
$224
$149
Utilities
$2,554
$1,234
Interest on Debt
$1,080
$0
Other
$7,255
$3,303
C
Knoxville, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 51/100
Average fiscal health
C
Hendersonville, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health

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