ZIP 38641 · Desoto County, MS

Three governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Mississippi

$27.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money41%State taxes38%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)13%Fines and other7.4%Local tax money0.2%
Full Mississippi breakdown

What stands out

8.4%

of Mississippi's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes38%

Sales tax
18%$5.07 billion
Other taxes
8.9%$2.45 billion
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; motor fuel taxes and 15 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$498 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$453 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$361 million
  • Amusement taxes$292 million
  • Corporation licenses$224 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$212 million
  • Tobacco taxes$121 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$89.4 million
  • Other licenses$68.0 million
  • Severance taxes$49.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$41.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$21.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$8.3 million
  • Driver's licenses$5.1 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
8.4%$2.33 billion
Business income tax
2.6%$718 million
Property tax
0.1%$30.4 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.58 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$1.58 billion
  • College tuition$958 million
  • Liquor stores$510 million
  • University housing and dining$358 million
  • Other service charges$94.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$35.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$30.3 million
  • Other education charges$5.8 million
  • Road charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Housing$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$11.4 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$44.5 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$2.03 billion
Fines
<0.1%$525 thousand
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments31%Social services30%Schools and colleges14%Health and hospitals8.7%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

31%

of Mississippi's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Mississippi breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
31%$8.64 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 16 more
  • Sent to school districts$4.08 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.03 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$837 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$426 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$377 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$369 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$177 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$98.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$78.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$46.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$42.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$23.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$13.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$7.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$1.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$373 thousand
Social services
30%$8.17 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$8.04 billion
  • Welfare institutions$46.9 million
  • Veterans' services$46.7 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$37.7 million
Schools and colleges
14%$3.92 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.70 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$457 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$420 million
  • Other education$343 million
Health and hospitals
8.7%$2.41 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.11 billion
  • Public health$296 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$1.37 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.35 billion
  • Ports and harbors$18.6 million
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$1.10 billion
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$621 million
  • Other and not broken out$300 million
  • Other government administration$120 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$852 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$384 million
  • Police$210 million
  • Courts and legal services$145 million
  • Inspections and regulation$113 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$693 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$510 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$510 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$366 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$366 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$262 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$59.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53.6 million
  • Libraries$6.0 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$51.1 million
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Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Desoto County provides local services like police and parks.

Desoto County

$133 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes73%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.1%Fines and other6.1%Local tax money0.2%
Full Desoto County breakdown

What stands out

14%

of Desoto County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes73%

Property tax
59%$89.3 million
Other taxes
14%$20.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$13.5 million
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$7.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$18.6 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$370 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$7.1 million
Fines
1.3%$2.0 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Sent to other local governments8.4%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

8.4%

of Desoto County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Desoto County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$44.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$20.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$577 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$29.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$25.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$13.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.3 million
Sent to other local governments
8.4%$11.2 million
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$11.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$3.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.1 million
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Your schools

Desoto County School System

$426 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money63%School district taxes29%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.2%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Desoto County School System's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

Full Desoto County School System breakdown

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$124 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$13.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$7.4 million
  • School lunches$4.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$1.7 million

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$265 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$5.9 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$11.9 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.1%
Full Desoto County School System breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$421 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$421 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$4.6 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Mississippi. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Desoto County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Desoto County School System. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.