County government · Tate County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tate County took in $22.8 million and spent $18.9 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 taxes63%State tax money16%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.6%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes63%

Property tax
58%$13.2 million
Other taxes
4.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$480 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%$3.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$2.3 million
Fines
2.6%$599 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

43%

of Tate County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$803 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$4.9 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$931 thousand
  • Government buildings$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$983 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$983 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$187 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$187 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$158 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tate 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 Tate 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.