County government · Stone County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Stone County took in $21.9 million and spent $18.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money24%Fees for services21%Federal tax money12%Fines and other6.5%

What stands out

21%

of Stone 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 taxes37%

Property tax
37%$8.2 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.5 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$5.2 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.1 million
Fines
1.4%$312 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

7.8%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$501 thousand
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$723 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$357 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.8%$1.5 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$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$648 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$648 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$143 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$143 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$58 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stone 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 Stone 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.