County government · Yazoo County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Yazoo County took in $30.5 million and spent $29.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money40%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (ports and waterways)3.4%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

40%

of Yazoo County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
47%$14.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$571 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$571 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and ports and waterways
  • Other service charges$908 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$12.2 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$99 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$2.0 million
Fines
0.6%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

43%

of Yazoo 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
43%$12.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$11.9 million
  • Ports and harbors$509 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$732 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$185 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$908 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$908 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$823 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$823 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$553 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$553 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$394 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$256 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$134 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$134 thousand
Social services
0.3%$88 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yazoo 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 Yazoo 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.