County government · Itawamba County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Itawamba County took in $14.7 million and spent $14.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, ports and waterways)12%Fines and other11%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
54%$8.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$280 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; ports and waterways and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Ports and waterways$301 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$28 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$3.0 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$152 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.3 million
Fines
2.4%$358 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Sent to other local governments9.4%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

9.4%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$995 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$526 thousand
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$552 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
9.4%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.4%$638 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$638 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$128 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$116 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$110 thousand
Social services
0.6%$82 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Itawamba 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 Itawamba 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.