County government · Cedar County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cedar County took in $3.8 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money31%Fines and other9.9%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

38%

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

County taxes59%

Sales tax
38%$1.5 million
Property tax
20%$772 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.2 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$376 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

48%

of Cedar County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Police$838 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$326 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.6 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$865 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$466 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$741 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$741 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cedar 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.