County government · Lamar County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lamar County took in $49.2 million and spent $45.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Federal tax money13%State tax money9.5%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services2.7%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Lamar County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
66%$32.7 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$6.2 million

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$4.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$25 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$2.6 million
Fines
1.1%$543 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

29%

of Lamar County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$15.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
29%$13.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$847 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$688 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$688 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$300 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lamar County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lamar 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.