County government · DeSoto County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Desoto County took in $150 million and spent $133 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.1%Fines and other6.1%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Desoto County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes73%

Property tax
59%$89.3 million
Other taxes
14%$20.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$13.5 million
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$7.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$18.6 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$370 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$7.1 million
Fines
1.3%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Sent to other local governments8.4%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

8.4%

of Desoto County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$44.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$20.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$577 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$29.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$25.4 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$13.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$13.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.3 million
Sent to other local governments
8.4%$11.2 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$11.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$3.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Desoto 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 Desoto 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.