County government · Benton County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Benton County took in $8.7 million and spent $4.2 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 taxes62%Fines and other32%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes62%

Sales tax
47%$4.1 million
Property tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.6%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$116 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$147 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$365 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking16%

What stands out

53%

of Benton 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
53%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$621 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$503 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$671 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$518 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$675 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$675 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton 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 Benton 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.