County government · Kemper County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kemper County took in $21.6 million and spent $21.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)69%County taxes16%State tax money12%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

69%

of Kemper 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 taxes16%

Property tax
15%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$15.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$14.5 million
  • Garbage collection$281 thousand
  • Other service charges$258 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$542 thousand
Fines
0.8%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Running the government and other costs6.3%Sent to other local governments2.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

71%

of Kemper 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
71%$15.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.8 million
  • Public health$321 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$566 thousand
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$458 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$382 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$321 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$423 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$423 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$360 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$360 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$121 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kemper 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 Kemper 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.