County government · Madison County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Madison County took in $116 million and spent $100 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money22%Fees for services9.5%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money1.9%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Madison County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
56%$64.7 million
Other taxes
2.7%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$11.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$2.2 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$25.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$198 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$7.9 million
Fines
0.7%$760 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

31%

of Madison County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$32.9 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$15.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$31.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$23.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$597 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$4.4 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$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$260 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$260 thousand
Social services
0.1%$143 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.