County government · Winston County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Winston County took in $13.2 million and spent $11.5 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 taxes60%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.0%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
58%$7.7 million
Other taxes
1.4%$184 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$797 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$674 thousand
  • Other service charges$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$3.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$45 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$354 thousand
Fines
1.6%$207 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Sent to other local governments3.6%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

30%

of Winston 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
30%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$898 thousand
  • Fire protection$727 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.7 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$976 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$858 thousand
  • Government buildings$461 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$400 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$720 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$720 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$413 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$413 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$408 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$408 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winston 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 Winston 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.