County government · Clinton County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clinton County took in $6.9 million and spent $4.2 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 taxes73%Fines and other14%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money5.7%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
54%$3.7 million
Sales tax
14%$966 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$339 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$178 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$90 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$396 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$512 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$942 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking31%

What stands out

31%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$228 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$586 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$417 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$281 thousand
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clinton 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 Clinton 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.