County government · Smith County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Smith County took in $19.7 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money39%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.1%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Smith County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
43%$8.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$811 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$611 thousand
  • Other service charges$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$7.6 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 other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.4 million
Fines
0.7%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Sent to other local governments3.6%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

42%

of Smith 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
42%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.0 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)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$770 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$808 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$577 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$825 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$825 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$575 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$575 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$253 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$207 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$207 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$89 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$89 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smith 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 Smith 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.