County government · Mississippi County, AR

Mississippi County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mississippi County took in $52.5 million and spent $48.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.4%State tax money6.8%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

56%

of Mississippi County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes77%

Sales tax
56%$29.5 million
Property tax
20%$10.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$672 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$672 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$840 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.7%$342 thousand

State tax money6.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.8%$3.6 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.1 million
Fines
1.7%$915 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking8.0%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

23%

of Mississippi County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$12.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$206 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$11.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$824 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$7.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$5.8 million
  • Public health$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$648 thousand
Social services
1.2%$576 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$576 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mississippi County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Mississippi County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.