County government · Crawford County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crawford County took in $12.8 million and spent $11.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes85%State tax money6.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)4.5%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes85%

Sales tax
61%$7.8 million
Property tax
13%$1.7 million
Other taxes
11%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$583 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$363 thousand
  • Other service charges$199 thousand
  • Airport$19 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$229 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$887 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Housing and community development3.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

13%

of Crawford County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$863 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$3.7 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$550 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$445 thousand
  • Government buildings$309 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$367 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$258 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$258 thousand
Social services
1.3%$148 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$148 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Crawford 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.