County government · Lee County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lee County took in $61.0 million and spent $52.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Federal tax money22%State tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Lee County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
46%$28.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$13.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$7.8 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$527 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.5 million
Fines
1.0%$592 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Sent to other local governments16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

16%

of Lee County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$14.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$738 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$10.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.4 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$8.2 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$8.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$737 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$548 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$548 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$469 thousand
Social services
0.7%$377 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$377 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$308 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$308 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.