County government · Jasper County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jasper County took in $41.2 million and spent $42.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)44%County taxes28%State tax money23%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

44%

of Jasper County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
27%$11.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$263 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$263 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$18.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$16.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$9.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$2.0 million
Fines
0.2%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals44%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

44%

of Jasper County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
44%$18.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$17.7 million
  • Public health$608 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$11.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.9 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$980 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$966 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$799 thousand
  • Fire protection$604 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$841 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$841 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$139 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$84 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$84 thousand
Social services
0.1%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jasper 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 Jasper 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.