Parish government · Richland Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Richland Parish took in $137 million and spent $116 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)46%Parish taxes22%Fines and other19%Federal tax money6.6%State tax money6.4%

What stands out

46%

of Richland 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 taxes22%

Sales tax
19%$25.8 million
Property tax
3.0%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$712 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$464 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$209 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Severance taxes$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$62.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$62.6 million
  • Other service charges$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$9.1 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$8.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$25.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Sent to other local governments17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Environment and natural resources1.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

67%

of Richland 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
67%$77.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$77.3 million
  • Public health$247 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$19.7 million
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$19.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$8.6 million
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
1.6%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$598 thousand
  • Government buildings$559 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$306 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$190 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Richland 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.