County government · Prentiss County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Prentiss County took in $15.0 million and spent $13.2 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 taxes49%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)16%Fines and other2.8%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
46%$7.0 million
Other taxes
2.6%$396 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$396 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$805 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$4.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.7%$248 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Sent to other local governments7.0%All other spending10%

What stands out

9.4%

of Prentiss 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%

Running the government and other costs
30%$3.9 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$561 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$561 thousand
  • Government buildings$320 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$314 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$280 thousand
  • Fire protection$257 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$917 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$917 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$778 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$778 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$238 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$238 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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.