County government · Jones County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jones County took in $259 million and spent $263 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)73%County taxes13%State tax money10%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money1.3%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

73%

of Jones 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%$31.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$190 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$186 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$3.3 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$27.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$182 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$3.7 million
Fines
0.9%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Running the government and other costs5.1%Sent to other local governments1.9%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

78%

of Jones 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
78%$205 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$204 million
  • Public health$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$13.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$4.9 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$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Social services
0.1%$317 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$317 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$204 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$204 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jones 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 Jones 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.