County government · Oktibbeha County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Oktibbeha County took in $239 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)83%County taxes11%State tax money3.8%Fines and other1.9%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

83%

of Oktibbeha County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes11%

Property tax
11%$25.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$626 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$626 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$197 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$195 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$9.1 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$4.1 million
Fines
0.2%$527 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

67%

of Oktibbeha County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
67%$73.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$71.0 million
  • Public health$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.2 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$11.5 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$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$938 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$601 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$1.5 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$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$986 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$986 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$773 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$773 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$151 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$151 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha 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.