Shelby County Tax Rates

Tax Rate Breakdown for Shelby County By Year


Tax Year200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
General Fund1.221.221.221.231.331.361.361.451.451.451.451.431.491.491.471.241.2511.26
Debt Service0.800.800.800.810.790.750.750.790.780.780.780.690.620.620.620.570.5520.53
Schools2.022.022.021.981.91.911.912.142.142.142.141.991.941.941.961.641.5871.60
Inside Memphis Tax Rate4.044.044.044.024.024.024.024.384.374.374.374.114.054.054.053.453.393.39
Rural School Bond*0.050.050.050.040.040.040.040.040.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Outside Memphis Tax Rate4.094.094.094.064.064.064.064.424.374.374.374.114.054.054.053.453.393.39


Historical County Tax Rates 1900-2022

Tax YearTax RateTax YearTax RateTax YearTax Rate
1900$1.01



1901$1.101935$0.972014-2016$4.37
1902$1.051936-1938$0.962017$4.11
1903$1.271939-1945$0.952018-2020$4.05
1904$1.171946-1947$0.992021$3.45
1905$1.111948-1957$1.052022$3.39
1906$1.181958-1959$1.152023$3.39
1907$1.451960$1.84

1908$1.421961-1968$2.21

1909-1910$1.501969$2.45

1911$1.461970$2.60

1912-1916$1.391971-1972$2.85

1917-1918$1.681973-1979$4.00

1919$1.721980-1982$3.30

1920$0.861983$3.66

1921-1922$1.291984-1990$3.78

1923$1.261991$2.88

1924$1.251992-1997$3.16

1925$1.201998$2.82

1926$1.251999-2000$3.54

1927-1929$1.182001-2002$3.79

1930$1.162003-2008$4.04 and $4.09

1931$0.932009-2012$4.02 and $4.06

1932-1934$0.992013$4.38 and $4.42


*Tax Years 2003 through 2008 included an additional $.05 and Tax Years 2009-2013 included an additional $.04 for Rural school Bonds applied to tax payers with properties outside the City of Memphis