Parish government · East Carroll Parish, LA

East Carroll Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Carroll Parish took in $19.6 million and spent $22.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)61%Parish taxes21%Federal tax money14%Fines and other2.1%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

61%

of East Carroll Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Parish taxes21%

Property tax
16%$3.2 million
Sales tax
3.4%$660 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$294 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$162 thousand
  • Other licenses$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$11.2 million
  • Other service charges$711 thousand
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.7 million

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$273 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.2%$229 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Running the government and other costs5.2%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Housing and community development3.1%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

74%

of East Carroll 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
74%$16.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$16.4 million
  • Public health$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$1.2 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$551 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$540 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Housing and community development
3.1%$692 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$594 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$399 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$528 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$462 thousand
  • Sewer systems$66 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$499 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$499 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Carroll 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 East Carroll 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.