County government · Dunklin County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dunklin County took in $34.4 million and spent $13.5 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 taxes98%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

90%

of Dunklin County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes98%

Property tax
90%$30.9 million
Sales tax
6.1%$2.1 million
Other taxes
2.1%$731 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$706 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$720 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs37%Environment and natural resources20%Health and hospitals3.0%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

20%

of Dunklin County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$654 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$645 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$795 thousand
  • Government buildings$444 thousand
Environment and natural resources
20%$2.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$411 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$411 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$225 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dunklin 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 Dunklin 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.