County government · Marshall County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Marshall County took in $33.5 million and spent $28.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money23%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services3.1%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes68%

Property tax
63%$21.2 million
Other taxes
5.1%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$97 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.2 million
Fines
1.3%$434 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals3.9%Sent to other local governments3.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

39%

of Marshall County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$11.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$296 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$234 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$547 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$547 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$455 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
Social services
0.1%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.