DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for May, 2025 were up significantly compared to the same month last year but were off a bit from April 2025.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $222,504 in local option sales taxes in May 2025, up from $175,278 in May 2024 but down from April’s number of $226,958.
Smithville’s collections for May were $422,648, better than $397,525 in May 2024 but down from $429,764 in April.
Alexandria’s local option sales tax collections stood at $36,980 in May, up from $29,309 in May 2024 but down significantly from $56,812 in April.
Dowell town’s collections for May were $4,193, an increase from $3,499 in May 2024 and slightly better than $4,030 in April.
Collections in Liberty stood at $16,396 in May, down from the $18,367 taken in during May 2024 and well under April’s collections of $30,206.
Net collections for the county and cities combined in May were $702,724, better than the $623,979 shown for May 2024 but below April’s number of $747,771.
May collections reflect activity for the previous month.