County government · Barton County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barton County took in $3.1 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%State tax money17%Fees for services (hospital bills)8.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
33%$1.0 million
Other taxes
21%$645 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$636 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
21%$636 thousand

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$252 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$523 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt16%Sent to other local governments3.7%

What stands out

16%

of Barton County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$975 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$414 thousand
  • Police$379 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$851 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$851 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$593 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$424 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$479 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$112 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Barton 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.