County government · Simpson County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Simpson County took in $17.4 million and spent $19.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money16%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
61%$10.6 million
Other taxes
2.7%$474 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$474 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$393 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.8 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$43 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$1.5 million
Fines
2.2%$388 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Police$665 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$575 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.4 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$345 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.6%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$392 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$392 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$230 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$108 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$108 thousand
Social services
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Simpson 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 Simpson 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.