County government · Sunflower County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sunflower County took in $47.1 million and spent $123 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)58%County taxes26%State tax money11%Fines and other4.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

58%

of Sunflower 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 taxes26%

Property tax
26%$12.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$352 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$352 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$27.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$26.6 million
  • Other service charges$498 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$5.2 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$82 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.8 million
Fines
1.0%$474 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals81%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Running the government and other costs4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

81%

of Sunflower 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
81%$99.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$98.7 million
  • Public health$638 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$10.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$845 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$907 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$800 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$614 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$437 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$875 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$875 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$98 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$98 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$78 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$78 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sunflower 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 Sunflower 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.