County government · Greene County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Greene County took in $17.8 million and spent $15.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money28%Fines and other12%Local tax money4.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.4%

What stands out

51%

of Greene County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
51%$9.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$137 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$615 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$478 thousand
  • Other service charges$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$5.0 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$745 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.9 million
Fines
1.7%$300 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Sent to other local governments2.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

44%

of Greene County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
29%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$543 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$825 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$825 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$408 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$408 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$231 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$143 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$143 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$91 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.