Parish government · De Soto Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Desoto Parish took in $88.5 million and spent $57.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)15%Fines and other15%Federal tax money6.3%State tax money1.5%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

19%

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

Parish taxes61%

Property tax
37%$33.2 million
Sales tax
19%$16.7 million
Other taxes
4.6%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; severance taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.9 million
  • Severance taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$299 thousand
  • Other licenses$270 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$13.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$8.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Airport$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$5.5 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$1.3 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$693 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$12.5 million
Fines
1.0%$919 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

21%

of Desoto Parish's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$15.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
  • Airports$594 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$14.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$12.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.5 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$374 thousand
Social services
4.3%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$541 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$541 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$206 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$174 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$74 thousand
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$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Desoto 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 Desoto 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.