Parish government · St Helena Parish, LA

St. Helena Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Helena Parish took in $32.5 million and spent $36.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Federal tax money27%Parish taxes24%Fees for services (hospital bills, water)16%Local tax money0.9%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

27%

of St. Helena Parish's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

Parish taxes24%

Property tax
14%$4.6 million
Sales tax
8.0%$2.6 million
Other taxes
2.1%$683 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Severance taxes$331 thousand
  • Other licenses$316 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$3.8 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$8.7 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$10.3 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$299 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$201 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals37%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

37%

of St. Helena 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
37%$13.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$13.4 million
  • Public health$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$331 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$886 thousand
  • Water supply$818 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$411 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$252 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 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

St. Helena Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of St. Helena 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.