County government · Lauderdale County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lauderdale County took in $72.9 million and spent $87.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Fees for services20%State tax money19%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other6.3%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
46%$33.6 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$14.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$5.1 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$13.5 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$294 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$3.4 million
Fines
1.6%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

21%

of Lauderdale 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
39%$34.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$18.4 million
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$18.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$15.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
12%$10.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$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
0.6%$522 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$522 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$122 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$122 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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.