County government · Sharkey County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sharkey County took in $28.4 million and spent $30.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)58%State tax money23%County taxes14%Local tax money1.9%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

58%

of Sharkey County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes14%

Property tax
14%$4.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$16.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and garbage collection
  • Hospital bills$16.0 million
  • Garbage collection$459 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$437 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$6.4 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$548 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$234 thousand
Fines
0.5%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Running the government and other costs7.5%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

78%

of Sharkey County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
78%$24.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$23.5 million
  • Public health$573 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$990 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$265 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$740 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$507 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$185 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$533 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$533 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$62 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$62 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sharkey County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Sharkey 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.