County government · Jefferson County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jefferson County took in $10.1 million and spent $11.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%State tax money22%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.7%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
71%$7.2 million
Other taxes
1.0%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$266 thousand
Fines
1.8%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

34%

of Jefferson 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
34%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.4 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$854 thousand
  • Government buildings$427 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$659 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$659 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$207 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$207 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$190 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$174 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$127 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$127 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$47 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Jefferson 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.