County government · Tippah County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tippah County took in $37.7 million and spent $43.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)53%State tax money20%County taxes20%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money0.9%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

53%

of Tippah 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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$7.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$372 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$372 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$20.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$19.8 million
  • Other service charges$390 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$351 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$7.6 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$77 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.3 million
Fines
1.9%$704 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals58%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Sent to other local governments1.8%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

58%

of Tippah 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
58%$25.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$24.5 million
  • Public health$794 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
  • Airports$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$5.2 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$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$679 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$504 thousand
  • Fire protection$326 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$774 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$774 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$561 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$561 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$265 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$265 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$257 thousand
Social services
0.5%$225 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$225 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$57 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tippah County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Tippah 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.