County government · Franklin County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Franklin County took in $8.6 million and spent $8.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes39%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)7.4%

What stands out

42%

of Franklin County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
38%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$638 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$477 thousand
  • Other service charges$120 thousand
  • Sewer$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$3.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$775 thousand
Fines
2.9%$250 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Sent to other local governments5.6%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

39%

of Franklin County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$322 thousand
  • Government buildings$120 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$998 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$301 thousand
  • Fire protection$139 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$139 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$744 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$691 thousand
  • Sewer systems$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$461 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$461 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$316 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$316 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Franklin 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.