County government · Forrest County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Forrest County took in $736 million and spent $742 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, school lunches)89%County taxes5.3%Fines and other1.9%State tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

89%

of Forrest County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes5.3%

Property tax
5.1%$37.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services89%

Fees for services
89%$655 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$653 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Other school charges$194 thousand
  • School lunches$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$12.9 million

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$13.1 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$13.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$516 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals90%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Running the government and other costs2.5%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Schools and colleges1.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

90%

of Forrest County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
90%$669 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$667 million
  • Public health$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$20.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$475 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$184 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$18.9 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$5.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$12.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.7 million
Schools and colleges
1.1%$8.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.0 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$6.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$3.9 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$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$265 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$265 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forrest 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 Forrest 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.