County government · Barry County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barry County took in $8.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes92%State tax money7.2%Fees for services0.4%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes92%

Sales tax
68%$5.4 million
Property tax
24%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$575 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs45%

What stands out

55%

of Barry 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
55%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$387 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barry County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Barry 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.