County government · Bolivar County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bolivar County took in $30.5 million and spent $29.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services20%State tax money16%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
57%$17.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$34 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$5.0 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$554 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.2 million
Fines
0.8%$242 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

34%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$11.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$798 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$977 thousand
  • Government buildings$693 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$461 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$682 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$390 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$685 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$685 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$538 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$538 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$185 thousand
Social services
0.5%$135 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$135 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$65 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bolivar County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bolivar 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.