County government · Camden County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Camden County took in $20.5 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes88%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)9.1%State tax money2.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

73%

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

County taxes88%

Sales tax
73%$15.1 million
Property tax
14%$2.9 million

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$873 thousand
  • Other service charges$842 thousand
  • Road charges$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$483 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$162 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Interest on debt2.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%

What stands out

66%

of Camden County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$5.4 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$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$377 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$759 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$759 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$586 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$586 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$213 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Camden 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 Camden 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.