Parish government · Plaquemines Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Plaquemines Parish took in $141 million and spent $125 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes61%Fines and other13%Fees for services (water, hospital bills)13%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

44%

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

Parish taxes61%

Sales tax
44%$61.8 million
Property tax
15%$21.4 million
Other taxes
2.4%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; severance taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Severance taxes$1.2 million
  • Amusement licenses$579 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$276 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$17.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$6.1 million
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Hospital bills$2.3 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$563 thousand
  • Road charges$450 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$12.5 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$6.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$17.5 million
Fines
0.3%$468 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals10%Interest on debt6.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

14%

of Plaquemines 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$50.8 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$25.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$18.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.5 million
  • Police$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$17.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$481 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$12.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.1 million
  • Public health$5.5 million
Interest on debt
6.7%$8.3 million
Environment and natural resources
6.4%$8.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$2.6 million
  • Public transit$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$648 thousand
Social services
0.5%$611 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$611 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines 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.