County government · Alcorn County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Alcorn County took in $27.7 million and spent $29.5 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 taxes49%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection)18%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
47%$13.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$483 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$483 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$400 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$8.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$70 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.2%$618 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments8.5%Health and hospitals4.4%All other spending12%

What stands out

8.5%

of Alcorn County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.9 million
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$561 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$378 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Sent to other local governments
8.5%$2.5 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$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
4.4%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$996 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$996 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$915 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$915 thousand
Social services
0.7%$208 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$208 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$179 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$179 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alcorn 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 Alcorn 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.