County government · Coahoma County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Coahoma County took in $19.2 million and spent $21.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money21%Fines and other21%Fees for services2.8%

What stands out

19%

of Coahoma County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
53%$10.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$481 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$481 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$532 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$318 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$214 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$4.0 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
19%$3.7 million
Fines
1.3%$256 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$579 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$490 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$2.2 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$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$924 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$924 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$684 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$649 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$649 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$357 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$357 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$135 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$135 thousand
Social services
0.1%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coahoma County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Coahoma 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.