County government · Dallas County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dallas County took in $3.4 million and spent $1.5 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 taxes99%Fines and other0.6%Federal tax money0.5%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

73%

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

County taxes99%

Sales tax
73%$2.5 million
Property tax
25%$857 thousand

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$17 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.3%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails72%Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Dallas 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
72%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$418 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$239 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$179 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas 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 Dallas 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.