Parish government · Beauregard Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beauregard Parish took in $150 million and spent $111 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)34%Fines and other29%Parish taxes26%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money3.9%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Beauregard Parish's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

Parish taxes26%

Property tax
15%$22.2 million
Sales tax
11%$16.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$637 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$441 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$137 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$51.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$44.3 million
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Other service charges$915 thousand
  • Airport$616 thousand
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$5.8 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$7.2 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$1.6 million

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$43.0 million
Fines
0.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals54%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Running the government and other costs5.8%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

54%

of Beauregard Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
54%$60.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$59.8 million
  • Public health$678 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$18.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.8 million
  • Airports$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$9.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$6.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$332 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$894 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$462 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$432 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Beauregard Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Beauregard 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.