County government · Cape Girardeau County, MO

Cape Girardeau County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cape Girardeau County took in $28.3 million and spent $31.6 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 taxes82%Fees for services (parks and recreation)11%State tax money4.1%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

36%

of Cape Girardeau County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes82%

Property tax
46%$13.0 million
Sales tax
36%$10.2 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$908 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Health and hospitals0.6%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Cape Girardeau County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$603 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$460 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$460 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$185 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$185 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau 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.