Parish government · Ascension Parish, LA

Ascension Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ascension Parish took in $282 million and spent $210 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes70%Fines and other12%Fees for services (hospital bills, water)9.6%State tax money6.2%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

38%

of Ascension Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

Parish taxes70%

Sales tax
38%$107 million
Property tax
30%$83.7 million
Other taxes
2.7%$7.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$27.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Other service charges$16.9 million
  • Hospital bills$5.0 million
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$126 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$17.5 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$4.7 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$32.5 million
Fines
0.5%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Environment and natural resources17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Health and hospitals5.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

17%

of Ascension Parish's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$90.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$62.1 million
  • Fire protection$12.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
17%$34.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34.9 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$34.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.8 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$12.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
5.9%$12.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.2 million
  • Public health$4.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$6.5 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$3.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$94 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$905 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ascension Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Ascension Parish 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.