County government · Leflore County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Leflore County took in $23.1 million and spent $26.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.1%Fines and other4.7%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
71%$16.3 million
Other taxes
2.0%$451 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$451 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$992 thousand
  • Garbage collection$642 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.5 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$138 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$653 thousand
Fines
1.9%$435 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking19%Sent to other local governments5.4%Health and hospitals4.6%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

5.4%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$8.2 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$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$995 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$995 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$693 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$693 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$514 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$107 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 thousand
Social services
0.3%$79 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leflore 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 Leflore 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.