County government · Audrain County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Audrain County took in $8.5 million and spent $9.1 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 taxes57%Federal tax money25%Local tax money12%State tax money5.9%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Audrain County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
37%$3.1 million
Sales tax
21%$1.8 million

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$2.1 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$500 thousand

Local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
12%$1.0 million

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking33%Health and hospitals17%Running the government and other costs7.6%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

42%

of Audrain 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
42%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
33%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
17%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$689 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$689 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Audrain 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 Audrain 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.