County government · Montgomery County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Montgomery County took in $9.5 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money38%Fines and other8.1%Fees for services5.6%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
47%$4.5 million
Other taxes
1.2%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$529 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$529 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$3.6 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$23 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$586 thousand
Fines
1.9%$180 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Sent to other local governments18%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

18%

of Montgomery County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$2.7 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$965 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$689 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$620 thousand
  • Government buildings$381 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$897 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$694 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$304 thousand
  • Fire protection$246 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.9%$381 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$381 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$126 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$81 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$81 thousand
Social services
0.8%$78 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$78 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.