County government · Tunica County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tunica County took in $47.0 million and spent $46.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes27%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)9.9%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

54%

of Tunica County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
24%$11.1 million
Other taxes
3.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Airport$919 thousand
  • Garbage collection$451 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$1.2 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$25.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$2.8 million
Fines
0.6%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals12%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

13%

of Tunica County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$988 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$10.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
  • Airports$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$10.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$958 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$6.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.3 million
Health and hospitals
12%$5.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.6 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$979 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$979 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$871 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$871 thousand
Social services
0.5%$231 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$231 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$186 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$186 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tunica 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 Tunica 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.