County government · Panola County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Panola County took in $34.2 million and spent $24.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%State tax money14%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
55%$18.7 million
Other taxes
2.0%$688 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$688 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.7%$3.3 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.7 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$173 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$899 thousand
Fines
1.5%$502 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Sent to other local governments4.7%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

13%

of Panola 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$582 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$977 thousand
  • Government buildings$504 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$438 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$233 thousand
Social services
0.9%$221 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$221 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$111 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Panola 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 Panola 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.