County government · Clark County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clark County took in $6.2 million and spent $52 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Local tax money27%Fines and other16%

What stands out

34%

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

County taxes57%

Sales tax

34%$2.1 million

Property tax

23%$1.4 million

Other taxes

<0.1%$3 thousand

What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses

Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments

27%$1.7 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other

16%$982 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt90%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt

90%$47 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

9.6%$5 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark 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 Clark 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.