County government · Amite County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Amite County took in $11.5 million and spent $11.6 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 taxes45%State tax money30%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8.3%

of Amite County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes45%

Property tax
45%$5.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$268 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%$3.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
8.3%$963 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.8%$556 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Sent to other local governments6.3%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

8.6%

of Amite County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$961 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$727 thousand
  • Fire protection$299 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$961 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$722 thousand
  • Government buildings$361 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$992 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$992 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.3%$723 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$723 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$530 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$530 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$105 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Amite 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 Amite 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.