Overview
DeSoto County's 2026/27 budget totals $195,779,739, down $25,221,819 (11.41%) from the amended 2025/26 budget of $221,001,558 — driven by falling hurricane and capital-grant funds, not operations: the General Fund is essentially flat at $71,658,229 (down 0.47%). The largest single fund is Capital Waste Water at $37,261,713.
At a glance
$195,779,739
Total budget, 2026/27, all funds
$71,658,229
General Fund, 2026/27
$37,261,713
Capital Waste Water Fund (largest fund)
$221,001,558
Amended 2025/26 budget (comparator)
Headline budget
| Total budget, 2026/27, all funds (Total Budget Summary) | $195,779,739 |
| Amended 2025/26 budget | $221,001,558 |
| Change | −$25,221,819 (−11.41%) |
| General Fund, 2026/27 | $71,658,229 |
| General Fund, amended 2025/26 | $71,996,932 |
| Transportation Fund, 2026/27 | $9,228,182 |
| Public Safety Fund, 2026/27 | $10,894,766 |
| Utilities Operations Fund, 2026/27 | $12,068,182 |
| Capital Road Grant Projects Fund, 2026/27 | $15,548,821 |
Breakdown
General Fund revenue summary for 2026/27, from the budget book's Current Year to Adopted Budget Comparison Summary.
| Taxes | $34,466,203 |
| Licenses & Permits | $1,973,500 |
| Intergovernmental Revenue | $7,297,354 |
| Charges for Services | $1,715,668 |
| Fines & Forfeitures | $50,100 |
| Miscellaneous Revenues | $769,217 |
| Other Sources | $793,515 |
| Miscellaneous Non-Operating Revenue | $24,592,672 |
| Total General Fund | $71,658,229 |
Elected officials
Board of DeSoto County Commissioners. Individual commissioners are not named in the retrieved excerpts of the budget book, so no names are listed here rather than guessed.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Board of DeSoto County Commissioners, 2026/2027 Budget book (September 22, 2026). DeSoto County 2026/2027 Budget Book.
- Sum checks: General Fund revenue components exact ($34,466,203 + $1,973,500 + $7,297,354 + $1,715,668 + $50,100 + $769,217 + $793,515 + $24,592,672 = $71,658,229); all-funds total $195,779,739 as printed in the Total Budget Summary.
- Jurisdiction check: book header verified as Board of DeSoto County Commissioners; same-named DeSoto Parish, Louisiana budgets were not used.
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified Florida jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.