Shelby County Tax Rates

Tax Rate Breakdown for Shelby County By Year

Tax Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
General Fund	1.22	1.22	1.22	1.22	1.23	1.33	1.36	1.36	1.45	1.45	1.45	1.45	1.43	1.49	1.49	1.47	1.24	1.251
Debt Service	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.81	0.79	0.75	0.75	0.79	0.78	0.78	0.78	0.69	0.62	0.62	0.62	0.57	0.552
Schools	2.02	2.02	2.02	2.02	1.98	1.9	1.91	1.91	2.14	2.14	2.14	2.14	1.99	1.94	1.94	1.96	1.64	1.587
Inside Memphis Tax Rate	4.04	4.04	4.04	4.04	4.02	4.02	4.02	4.02	4.38	4.37	4.37	4.37	4.11	4.05	4.05	4.05	3.45	3.39
Rural School Bond*	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Outside Memphis Tax Rate	4.09	4.09	4.09	4.09	4.06	4.06	4.06	4.06	4.42	4.37	4.37	4.37	4.11	4.05	4.05	4.05	3.45	3.39

Historical County Tax Rates 1900-2022

Tax Year	Tax Rate	Tax Year	Tax Rate	Tax Year	Tax Rate
1900	$1.01
1901	$1.10	1935	$0.97	2014-2016	$4.37
1902	$1.05	1936-1938	$0.96	2017	$4.11
1903	$1.27	1939-1945	$0.95	2018-2020	$4.05
1904	$1.17	1946-1947	$0.99	2021	$3.45
1905	$1.11	1948-1957	$1.05	2022	$3.39
1906	$1.18	1958-1959	$1.15
1907	$1.45	1960	$1.84
1908	$1.42	1961-1968	$2.21
1909-1910	$1.50	1969	$2.45
1911	$1.46	1970	$2.60
1912-1916	$1.39	1971-1972	$2.85
1917-1918	$1.68	1973-1979	$4.00
1919	$1.72	1980-1982	$3.30
1920	$0.86	1983	$3.66
1921-1922	$1.29	1984-1990	$3.78
1923	$1.26	1991	$2.88
1924	$1.25	1992-1997	$3.16
1925	$1.20	1998	$2.82
1926	$1.25	1999-2000	$3.54
1927-1929	$1.18	2001-2002	$3.79
1930	$1.16	2003-2008	$4.04 and $4.09
1931	$0.93	2009-2012	$4.02 and $4.06
1932-1934	$0.99	2013	$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