Mississippi revenues exceed estimates by $24.3 million in first quarter of fiscal year

The Magnolia State’s September revenue collections top estimates by $12.3 million.

Mississippi revenue collections exceeded estimates in September by $12.3 million.

The Legislative Budget Office reported Thursday that Mississippi’s revenue collections for the third month of the current fiscal year were up 1.70 percent above the sine die revenue estimate for the month.

This follow the August report that showed revenue collections were $5 million, or less than 1 percent below legislative estimates.

The September numbers mean Mississippi revenues have exceeded estimates by $24.3 million, or 1.33 percent, through the first quarter of the current fiscal year.

LBO noted that Fiscal Year-to-date total revenue collections through September 2025 are $10,072,702 or 0.55 percent above the prior