County government · Copiah County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Copiah County took in $49.0 million and spent $49.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)57%County taxes28%Fines and other9.1%State tax money5.8%

What stands out

57%

of Copiah County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
27%$13.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$426 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$426 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$27.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$26.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$2.9 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$4.0 million
Fines
0.9%$461 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals55%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

55%

of Copiah 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
55%$26.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$26.4 million
  • Public health$564 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$728 thousand
  • Fire protection$681 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$526 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$266 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$266 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Copiah County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Copiah 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.