County government · Yalobusha County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Yalobusha County took in $11.7 million and spent $12.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money35%Fees for services8.5%Fines and other5.8%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
49%$5.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$992 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$992 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$4.1 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$88 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$530 thousand
Fines
1.3%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals6.0%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

34%

of Yalobusha 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
34%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$4.0 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$502 thousand
  • Government buildings$344 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$968 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$661 thousand
  • Fire protection$475 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$384 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$734 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$734 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$281 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$252 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$252 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$111 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yalobusha County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Yalobusha 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.