County government · Covington County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Covington County took in $58.6 million and spent $51.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)59%County taxes20%State tax money12%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

59%

of Covington 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 taxes20%

Property tax
20%$11.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$253 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$253 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$34.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$34.3 million
  • Other service charges$263 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.1%$3.0 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$6.9 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.9 million
Fines
0.4%$257 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Running the government and other costs8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

67%

of Covington 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
67%$34.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$34.2 million
  • Public health$248 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$421 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$847 thousand
  • Government buildings$310 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$721 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$721 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$537 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$504 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$278 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$111 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$111 thousand
Social services
0.1%$76 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Covington County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Covington 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.