County government · Monroe County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Monroe County took in $36.0 million and spent $36.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)21%State tax money20%Fines and other7.0%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Monroe 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 taxes51%

Property tax
49%$17.7 million
Other taxes
1.7%$616 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$616 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$638 thousand
  • Airport$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$7.4 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$146 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$2.0 million
Fines
1.3%$466 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Sent to other local governments6.4%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

13%

of Monroe County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$11.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
  • Airports$431 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$9.9 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$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$730 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$445 thousand
  • Fire protection$237 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
Sent to other local governments
6.4%$2.3 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$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$555 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$555 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$335 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$237 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$237 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$217 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$217 thousand
Social services
0.3%$102 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.