County government · Lincoln County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lincoln County took in $28.4 million and spent $29.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money27%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.3%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes55%

Property tax
52%$14.8 million
Other taxes
2.7%$758 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$758 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$520 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$7.6 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$1.8 million
Fines
3.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

7.7%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$10.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$588 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$253 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$2.2 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$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$562 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$187 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$187 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$98 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Lincoln 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.