County government · George County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), George County took in $95.3 million and spent $81.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)64%State tax money14%County taxes13%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other3.8%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

64%

of George 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 taxes13%

Property tax
12%$11.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$493 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$493 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$60.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$59.6 million
  • Garbage collection$712 thousand
  • Other service charges$318 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$4.5 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$13.7 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$857 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3.3 million
Fines
0.4%$395 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

71%

of George 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
71%$58.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$58.2 million
  • Public health$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.6 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$371 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$935 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$794 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$501 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$554 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$191 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$191 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$169 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$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
Social services
0.1%$113 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

George 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 George 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.