County government · Cass County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cass County took in $139 million and spent $144 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)67%County taxes24%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other2.8%State tax money1.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Cass 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 taxes24%

Sales tax
21%$29.8 million
Property tax
2.0%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$523 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$458 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$93.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$87.7 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Road charges$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$6.7 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$2.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$241 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$3.6 million
Fines
0.2%$310 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs9.5%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

67%

of Cass 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
67%$96.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$94.5 million
  • Public health$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$20.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$20.9 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$13.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$365 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$3.2 million
Social services
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass 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 Cass 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.