County government · Carroll County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carroll County took in $6.3 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%County taxes25%Local tax money19%Federal tax money14%Fees for services10%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

19%

of Carroll County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes25%

Property tax
13%$802 thousand
Sales tax
12%$738 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$632 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$632 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$854 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.9 million

Local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
19%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Carroll County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$554 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$877 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$734 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Carroll 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.