County government · Carroll County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Carroll County took in $12.9 million and spent $12.9 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 taxes45%Fees for services (garbage collection)33%State tax money15%Fines and other7.0%

What stands out

33%

of Carroll 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 taxes45%

Property tax
44%$5.7 million
Other taxes
1.3%$172 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$664 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.9 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$667 thousand
Fines
1.8%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

42%

of Carroll County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$417 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$233 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.0 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$524 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$293 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$825 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$825 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$94 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$87 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll 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 Carroll 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.