County government · Tallahatchie County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tallahatchie County took in $17.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money22%Fines and other7.8%Local tax money1.9%Fees for services (airport)0.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
67%$11.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$67 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$17 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.9 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$333 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$1.1 million
Fines
1.2%$207 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Interest on debt31%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries13%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$417 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$265 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
Interest on debt
31%$384 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$260 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tallahatchie County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Tallahatchie 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.