May 31, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for April 2025 were better than the previous month and much higher than April, 2024 collections.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $226,958 in April, 2025, up from $179,966 in March, 2025 and better than $170,469 taken in during April, 2024
Local option sales tax collections in April 2025 were up in all four towns in DeKalb County compared to March, 2025 and April, 2024.
In Smithville, collections were $429,764 in April, up from $367,824 in March, and more than the April 2024 total of $426,387.
Alexandria’s collections increased from $32,698 in March to $56,812 in April and were up from $29,610 in April 2024.
Dowelltown brought in $4,030 in April 2025 compared to $3,322 in March and $3,342 in April 2024.
Liberty’s increased from $13,129 in March to $30,206 in April and came in over the total of $13,575 in April, 2024.
Net collections of local option sales taxes for the county and cities combined in April 2025 were $747,771, up from $596,942 in March and better than the $643,385 taken in during April 2024.
April 2025 sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.