County government · Chickasaw County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Chickasaw County took in $16.5 million and spent $17.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)61%County taxes32%State tax money4.0%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

61%

of Chickasaw 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 taxes32%

Property tax
30%$5.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$293 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$10.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$9.5 million
  • Garbage collection$576 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$230 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$656 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.4%$225 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Social services42%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Running the government and other costs3.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

42%

of Chickasaw County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
42%$7.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$568 thousand
  • Fire protection$327 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$842 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$842 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$559 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$183 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$237 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$227 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$227 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$114 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chickasaw County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Chickasaw 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.