County government · Calhoun County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Calhoun County took in $10.4 million and spent $9.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Fines and other2.7%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
63%$6.5 million
Other taxes
0.9%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$847 thousand
  • Other service charges$213 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.9%$198 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Sent to other local governments4.5%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

8.1%

of Calhoun 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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$714 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$924 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$301 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$781 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$781 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$433 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$433 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$329 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$329 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$91 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$91 thousand
Social services
0.4%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calhoun County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Calhoun 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.