County government · Douglas County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Douglas County took in $4.9 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes41%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes41%

Sales tax
26%$1.3 million
Property tax
15%$750 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$370 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$2.4 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

35%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$1.5 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$661 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$335 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$284 thousand
  • Government buildings$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$589 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$308 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$106 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas 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 Douglas 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.