County government · Grenada County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Grenada County took in $19.8 million and spent $22.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.0%Fines and other4.0%Local tax money0.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
54%$10.6 million
Other taxes
4.2%$828 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$828 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$987 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$648 thousand
  • Other service charges$339 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$16 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$6.5 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$81 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$555 thousand
Fines
1.2%$239 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Health and hospitals3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

31%

of Grenada 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
31%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$6.9 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$731 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$640 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$826 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$826 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$696 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$696 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$493 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$493 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$448 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$340 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$97 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$97 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grenada 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 Grenada 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.