County government · Adams County, MS

Adams County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Adams County took in $32.5 million and spent $38.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money20%Fees for services (ports and waterways, garbage collection)16%Fines and other7.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

53%

of Adams County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
53%$17.3 million
Other taxes
2.8%$925 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$925 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Ports and waterways$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$6.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$71 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.9 million
Fines
1.3%$416 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs21%Environment and natural resources4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

31%

of Adams County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$984 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.0 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$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
4.9%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$1.0 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$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$694 thousand
Social services
1.1%$428 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$428 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$136 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Adams County 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.