County government · Boone County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Boone County took in $511 million and spent $520 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)77%County taxes17%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money1.4%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

77%

of Boone County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes17%

Sales tax
15%$75.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$5.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$810 thousand
  • Other licenses$730 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.9%$4.8 million

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$395 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$390 million
  • Other service charges$4.5 million
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$7.1 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$4.0 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$19.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals89%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Running the government and other costs3.1%Social services0.3%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Boone County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
89%$460 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$447 million
  • Public health$13.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$20.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.4 million
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$20.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.4 million
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$15.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
Social services
0.3%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$407 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$297 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$300 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone 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 Boone 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.