County government · Scott County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Scott County took in $20.6 million and spent $19.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%Federal tax money15%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Scott County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
54%$11.0 million
Other taxes
2.4%$493 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$493 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$881 thousand
  • Other service charges$412 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$3.0 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.5 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$105 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$1.6 million
Fines
2.8%$573 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Health and hospitals2.5%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

43%

of Scott 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
43%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$969 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$301 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$939 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$939 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$491 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$491 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$214 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$103 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$103 thousand
Social services
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.