County government · Wayne County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wayne County took in $58.3 million and spent $61.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)58%State tax money14%County taxes13%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Wayne 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 taxes13%

Property tax
13%$7.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$380 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$33.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$32.4 million
  • Garbage collection$602 thousand
  • Other service charges$534 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$6.1 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$7.9 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$42 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$2.7 million
Fines
0.5%$287 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals63%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Running the government and other costs6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

63%

of Wayne 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
63%$38.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$38.0 million
  • Public health$698 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$760 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$434 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$889 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$889 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$458 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$68 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$68 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Wayne 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.