County government · Clarke County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clarke County took in $14.7 million and spent $14.0 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 money26%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services4.2%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
63%$9.3 million
Other taxes
1.1%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$610 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$610 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$3.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$541 thousand
Fines
1.9%$272 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Sent to other local governments3.2%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

7.5%

of Clarke 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$823 thousand
  • Fire protection$741 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$465 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$896 thousand
  • Government buildings$696 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$510 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$449 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$449 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$386 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$386 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$172 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$16 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clarke 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 Clarke 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.