County government · Harrison County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Harrison County took in $149 million and spent $160 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money19%Fines and other9.6%Fees for services4.3%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

12%

of Harrison County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
52%$78.0 million
Other taxes
12%$17.3 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Amusement taxes$8.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$6.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$1.3 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$28.9 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$2.7 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$12.6 million
Fines
1.1%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

12%

of Harrison County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$51.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$20.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$775 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$35.4 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$13.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Government buildings$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$29.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29.2 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$20.0 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$20.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$10.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.9 million
  • Libraries$3.2 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$6.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Social services
1.8%$2.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.9 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$594 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$137 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison 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 Harrison 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.