County government · Panola County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Panola County took in $35.2 million and spent $31.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes86%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services (airport)3.0%State tax money2.8%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

85%

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

County taxes86%

Property tax
85%$29.8 million
Other taxes
1.4%$497 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$497 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$940 thousand
  • Airport$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$992 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$110 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.6 million
Fines
3.3%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Panola County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$13.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
  • Airports$236 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$579 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$601 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$576 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$581 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$581 thousand
Social services
0.7%$213 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$213 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$173 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Panola County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Panola 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.