County government · Union County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Union County took in $15.3 million and spent $13.2 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 taxes56%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.7%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
53%$8.1 million
Other taxes
3.1%$479 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$479 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$5.0 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$443 thousand
Fines
1.2%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

7.4%

of Union County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$872 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$850 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.6 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$949 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$916 thousand
  • Government buildings$556 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$219 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$974 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$974 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$486 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$387 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$343 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$268 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$268 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$123 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.