County government · Rankin County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Rankin County took in $114 million and spent $115 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.9%Fines and other9.5%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
52%$59.0 million
Other taxes
4.9%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$8.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$26.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$363 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$9.3 million
Fines
1.3%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking24%Sent to other local governments7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

7.7%

of Rankin 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%

Running the government and other costs
29%$33.1 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$22.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$32.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$14.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$28.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28.1 million
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$8.9 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$8.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.9 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Social services
0.4%$423 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$423 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$392 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$392 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rankin 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 Rankin 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.