County government · Choctaw County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Choctaw County took in $4.7 million and spent $13.2 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money31%Fees for services14%Fines and other1.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
52%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$631 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$631 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.5 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
0.8%$36 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals42%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

42%

of Choctaw 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
42%$5.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$5.3 million
  • Public health$241 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$943 thousand
  • Fire protection$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$572 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$104 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$104 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$64 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$64 thousand
Social services
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Choctaw 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 Choctaw 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.