County government · Claiborne County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Claiborne County took in $17.9 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%County taxes26%Fines and other8.6%Fees for services1.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

64%

of Claiborne County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
26%$4.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$178 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$11.4 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$107 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$1.3 million
Fines
1.2%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

29%

of Claiborne 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$4.7 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$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$823 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$603 thousand
  • Government buildings$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$471 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$283 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
9.4%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$520 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$399 thousand
  • Libraries$121 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$411 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$273 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$273 thousand
Social services
0.6%$82 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$82 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$60 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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.