County government · Lowndes County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lowndes County took in $72.1 million and spent $69.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money20%Fines and other17%Fees for services (ports and waterways)8.0%Federal tax money7.9%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Lowndes County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
45%$32.6 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and ports and waterways
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Ports and waterways$914 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$5.7 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$14.1 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$153 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$12.0 million
Fines
0.7%$503 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Sent to other local governments3.2%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

13%

of Lowndes County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$18.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$18.2 million
  • Ports and harbors$659 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$18.7 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$10.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$17.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$9.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$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
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$335 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$335 thousand
Social services
0.2%$127 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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.