County government · Perry County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Perry County took in $14.9 million and spent $12.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money40%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

48%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
48%$7.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$225 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$225 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$273 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$273 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$5.9 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$1.2 million
Fines
1.2%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Sent to other local governments3.6%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

37%

of Perry County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.7 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$669 thousand
  • Government buildings$446 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$697 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$403 thousand
  • Fire protection$322 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$630 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$630 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$456 thousand
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$456 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$235 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$235 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$129 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.