County government · Attala County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Attala County took in $37.9 million and spent $38.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)51%County taxes26%State tax money12%Fines and other12%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Attala County'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%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
25%$9.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$389 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$389 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$19.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$18.8 million
  • Other service charges$381 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$4.5 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$50 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$4.0 million
Fines
1.1%$432 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals63%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Sent to other local governments2.8%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

63%

of Attala County'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
63%$24.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$22.8 million
  • Public health$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.2 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$848 thousand
  • Government buildings$848 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$755 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$872 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$498 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$451 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$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
Interest on debt
0.6%$243 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$157 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$157 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Attala 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 Attala 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.