Parish government · Claiborne Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Claiborne Parish took in $27.8 million and spent $19.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other63%Parish taxes25%State tax money8.5%Local tax money1.2%Federal tax money1.1%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

55%

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

Parish taxes25%

Property tax
22%$6.2 million
Sales tax
2.7%$759 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$174 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$294 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$2.4 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$346 thousand

Fines and other63%

Interest, rents and other
55%$15.2 million
Fines
8.6%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Social services2.0%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

55%

of Claiborne Parish's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$955 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$827 thousand
  • Government buildings$694 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$376 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$374 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$884 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$761 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
Social services
2.0%$385 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$385 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$263 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$224 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$170 thousand
  • Public health$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Claiborne Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Claiborne 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.