County government · Pearl River County, MS

Pearl River County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pearl River County took in $32.6 million and spent $35.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%State tax money15%Fines and other13%Fees for services5.1%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

62%

of Pearl River County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes66%

Property tax
62%$20.1 million
Other taxes
4.5%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$5.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$51 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.7 million
Fines
2.1%$675 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments7.4%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

7.4%

of Pearl River County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$373 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$10.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$948 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$2.6 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$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$723 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$460 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$460 thousand
Social services
0.8%$277 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$277 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$225 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$225 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$188 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$188 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pearl River 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 Pearl River 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.