County government · Leake County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Leake County took in $17.5 million and spent $16.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)25%State tax money21%Fines and other9.9%

What stands out

25%

of Leake 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 taxes44%

Property tax
42%$7.3 million
Other taxes
2.0%$342 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$342 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$979 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.7 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$981 thousand
Fines
4.3%$752 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Sent to other local governments3.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

38%

of Leake County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$356 thousand
  • Fire protection$173 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$4.0 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$856 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$557 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$655 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$655 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$309 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$309 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$128 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$107 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$81 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leake 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 Leake 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.