County government · Marion County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Marion County took in $32.4 million and spent $27.4 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 taxes36%State tax money28%Fees for services (garbage collection)22%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money4.9%

What stands out

22%

of Marion County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
35%$11.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$491 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$491 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$1.6 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$9.2 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$2.2 million
Fines
1.3%$412 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

35%

of Marion County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.2 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$236 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$591 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$497 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$469 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$469 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$203 thousand
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$203 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$68 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.