County government · Clay County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clay County took in $14.0 million and spent $15.4 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 taxes49%State tax money39%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.3%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
47%$6.5 million
Other taxes
2.8%$389 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$389 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$582 thousand
  • Garbage collection$437 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$5.5 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$33 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
2.3%$320 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$263 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments6.8%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

6.8%

of Clay County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$317 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$775 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Sent to other local governments
6.8%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$635 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$324 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$324 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$317 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$317 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$40 thousand
Social services
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.