Parish government · Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

Jefferson Davis Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson Davis Parish took in $33.7 million and spent $15.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)23%State tax money6.7%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money1.0%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

22%

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

Parish taxes63%

Property tax
37%$12.3 million
Sales tax
22%$7.3 million
Other taxes
4.3%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Severance taxes$653 thousand
  • Other licenses$374 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$329 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$92 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Water$717 thousand
  • Airport$623 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$349 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$2.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$170 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$1.9 million
Fines
0.7%$235 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals12%All other spending13%

What stands out

13%

of Jefferson Davis Parish's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$906 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$168 thousand
  • Police$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$787 thousand
  • Government buildings$426 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$697 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$605 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$648 thousand
  • Water supply$476 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$494 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$494 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$275 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis 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.