DeSoto County

Name

DeSoto County

Legal name

DeSoto County, MS

Website

https://desotocountyms.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1836

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Courts (922110), Fire Protection (92216), Administration of Veterans' Affairs (923140), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• County government services
• Property tax collection
• Public safety services
• Broadband infrastructure deployment
• Parks and recreation

Headquarters

HQ city

Hernando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: County collects property taxes through the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector offices, maintaining tax rolls for real, commercial, and personal property
2. Federal and State Grants: ARPA broadband deployment grants and Mississippi Development Authority incentives supporting infrastructure projects

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DeSoto County, Mississippi is a county government entity that delivers essential public services to residents and businesses, including public safety (Sheriff, Fire, EMS), courts, property tax assessment and collection, planning and building permits, road and bridge management, environmental services, elections, and veteran services. It also operates community parks and recreational facilities and runs a multi-phase broadband deployment program bringing high-speed internet to underserved areas through ARPA-funded partnerships with AT&T, C Spire, and Uplink Internet.

Product overview

DeSoto County, Mississippi operates as a county government providing public services, infrastructure, and recreational facilities to residents. The county's offerings include essential government services (law enforcement, courts, tax collection, elections, veteran services), public infrastructure initiatives (broadband deployment to underserved areas), and recreational facilities (community parks with various amenities). The county does not offer commercial technology products or services in the traditional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DeSoto County Government Services Comprehensive package of public services for DeSoto County residents and businesses, including animal services, emergency services (Fire and EMA), EMS medical services, road and bridge management, planning and building, garbage and recycling, parks and greenways, law enforcement (Sheriff's Office), courts (Chancery, Circuit, Justice, Juvenile), veteran services, tax collection, elections, and public records access.
• DeSoto County Broadband Initiative County-led broadband deployment program bringing high-speed internet access to underserved residential areas across DeSoto County through ARPA grants and partnerships with AT&T (Areas C, D, E), C Spire (Areas A, B), and Uplink Internet (Area F Delta region).
• DeSoto County Parks and Facilities Community parks operated by DeSoto County, including Cockrum Community Park, Eudora Community Park, Fairview Community Park, Hernando DeSoto River Park, and Ingrams Mill Community Park, offering walking trails, playgrounds, sports fields, picnic areas, and boat launches, plus reservable community center spaces such as Ingrams Mill Community Center (4-hour rental at $50 + $75 deposit; 8-hour rental at $100 + $75 deposit).

Quantifiable outcome

• $20 billion in private investment from xAI data center - largest economic development project in Mississippi history
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Mississippi Development AuthorityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2026Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) approved xAI for its Data Center Incentive program providing sales and use tax exemptions on computing hardware. MDA also supports Southwark Metal Manufacturing expansion through Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive program.
• AT&TcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2023AT&T awarded DeSoto County ARPA Broadband Deployment Grants for Areas C, D, and E, providing fiber internet access to 2,408 total residential addresses. Total deployment cost: $14.3 million with AT&T investment of $6.2 million.
• C SpirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2023C Spire awarded DeSoto County ARPA Broadband Deployment Grants for Areas A and B, providing broadband access to 1,076 residential addresses. Total deployment cost: $5 million with C Spire investment of $1.5 million.
• Uplink InternetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2023Uplink Internet awarded DeSoto County ARPA Broadband Deployment Grant for Area F (Delta region), providing fixed base wireless to 36 homes at 100Mbps/100Mbps speeds. Total cost: $152,056.
• Mississippi Broadband Association (MSBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSBA joined with DeSoto County to provide free training for broadband industry workforce through Dura-Line Academy and Fiber Broadband Association's OpTIC Training Program, addressing demand for utility construction workers and fiber optic technicians.
• City of SouthavenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Southaven partnered with Mississippi Development Authority and DeSoto County to support the $20 billion xAI MACROHARDRR data center project, representing the largest economic development project in state history.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• CivicPlus: Vendor of the CivicEngage platform DeSoto County uses for its website, payments, and civic engagement. Relevant as the technology backbone for the county's digital service delivery.
• Granicus: Government technology vendor specializing in communications, public records, and digital services for counties and municipalities. Comparable as an enabling platform provider.
• Tyler Technologies: Major provider of software to county governments including tax/assessment, courts, public safety, and records. Comparable as a technology ecosystem peer for DeSoto's operations.

Direct peers

• Shelby County, TN: Adjacent Tennessee county across the Memphis metro, offering a directly comparable set of county services (sheriff, courts, tax collection, public works) for a similarly large and growing population. The most natural peer for benchmarking DeSoto's economic development and broadband initiatives.
• Madison County, MS: Another fast-growing, affluent Mississippi county anchored by the Jackson metro. Comparable in population profile, tax base, and growth dynamics, with similar county-government service structure.
• Rankin County, MS: Suburban Jackson-area county with similar growth trajectory and service mix. Comparable on tax structure, public safety scale, and broadband expansion programs.
• Harrison County, MS: Mississippi's second-most-populous county, providing a full slate of county services to a coastal population. Useful peer for service delivery and infrastructure investment benchmarking.

Regional players

• Hinds County, MS: Mississippi's most populous county, home to Jackson. Provides the same county-government functions at a larger scale, useful as a regional reference for budget and service capacity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xdesotocountyms.gov/twitter
• Facebookdesotocountyms.gov/facebook
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/desoto-county-board-of-supervisors

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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