County government · Bates County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bates County took in $51.2 million and spent $51.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money45%Fees for services (hospital bills)37%State tax money13%County taxes3.7%Fines and other0.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

45%

of Bates County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes3.7%

Other taxes
1.7%$895 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$882 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.1%$556 thousand
Sales tax
0.9%$449 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$19.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money45%

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

From the federal government
45%$23.2 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$6.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$110 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$250 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals90%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Sent to other local governments2.8%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

90%

of Bates County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
90%$46.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$46.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$169 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bates County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Bates 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.