County government · Warren County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Warren County took in $63.5 million and spent $57.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%State tax money35%Fees for services (tolls, ports and waterways)9.0%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money4.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes46%

Property tax
45%$28.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$740 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$740 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Ports and waterways$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$643 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$2.9 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$22.2 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$270 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$3.0 million
Fines
0.6%$358 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Sent to other local governments3.7%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

39%

of Warren County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$22.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
  • Ports and harbors$4.9 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$17.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$9.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$11.0 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$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$2.1 million
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$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$506 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$163 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$163 thousand
Social services
0.2%$93 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren 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 Warren 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.