County government · Pontotoc County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pontotoc County took in $20.8 million and spent $20.2 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 money17%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.6%Fines and other8.2%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
62%$12.9 million
Other taxes
2.4%$499 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$499 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$556 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.5 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$155 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.0 million
Fines
3.2%$672 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Sent to other local governments7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$530 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Airports$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$663 thousand
  • Fire protection$348 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.6%$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
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$867 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$867 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$588 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$579 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$579 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$145 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$145 thousand
Social services
0.3%$59 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc 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.