County government · Neshoba County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Neshoba County took in $14.7 million and spent $12.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money19%Fines and other8.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.0%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
62%$9.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$330 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$330 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$659 thousand
  • Other service charges$519 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.8 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$842 thousand
Fines
2.8%$418 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

32%

of Neshoba 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
32%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$791 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$617 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$3.6 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$942 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$913 thousand
  • Government buildings$650 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$655 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$655 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$642 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$642 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$222 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$65 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Neshoba County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Neshoba 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.