County government · Daviess County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Daviess County took in $3.3 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%Federal tax money38%Fines and other7.7%Local tax money2.1%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

35%

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

County taxes51%

Sales tax
35%$1.2 million
Property tax
16%$535 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$1.3 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$8 thousand

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$70 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Fines
3.9%$130 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.8%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs25%

What stands out

40%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$883 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$883 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$791 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$548 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$216 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$559 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$290 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Daviess County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Daviess 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.