County government · Washington County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Washington County took in $194 million and spent $201 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)78%County taxes14%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other1.5%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

78%

of Washington 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 taxes14%

Property tax
13%$25.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$151 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$146 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$4.0 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$8.4 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$922 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Running the government and other costs8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Sent to other local governments2.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

74%

of Washington 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
74%$150 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$148 million
  • Public health$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$17.8 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$6.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$14.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.7 million
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$12.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$4.0 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$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$832 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$595 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$990 thousand
Social services
0.2%$333 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$333 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$149 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.