Parish government · Winn Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Winn Parish took in $95.3 million and spent $92.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services82%Parish taxes12%State tax money4.4%Local tax money1.4%Fines and other0.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

82%

of Winn 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 taxes12%

Sales tax
5.7%$5.4 million
Property tax
5.0%$4.8 million
Other taxes
1.0%$975 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Severance taxes$795 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$77.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$77.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$418 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$4.2 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$265 thousand
Fines
0.3%$243 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails90%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Sent to other local governments1.2%Running the government and other costs1.1%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

90%

of Winn Parish's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
90%$83.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$82.2 million
  • Fire protection$852 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$771 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
  • Water supply$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
1.1%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$581 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$171 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$617 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$614 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$154 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$154 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$33 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winn 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 Winn 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.