County government · Jackson County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jackson County took in $776 million and spent $760 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, ports and waterways)76%County taxes13%Fines and other4.3%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money2.5%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

76%

of Jackson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes13%

Property tax
12%$95.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$589 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; ports and waterways and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$573 million
  • Ports and waterways$13.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$986 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$19.7 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$24.8 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$7.6 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$31.7 million
Fines
0.2%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Running the government and other costs6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

74%

of Jackson County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
74%$564 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$560 million
  • Public health$5.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$65.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$40.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$25.1 million
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$51.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.7 million
  • Government buildings$13.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$42.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$14.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.3 million
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$12.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$10.0 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$10.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.9 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$3.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$951 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$951 thousand
Social services
0.1%$891 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$891 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.