County government · Franklin County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Franklin County took in $65.0 million and spent $56.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%Fines and other13%Federal tax money12%State tax money6.4%

What stands out

51%

of Franklin County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes68%

Sales tax
51%$33.3 million
Property tax
16%$10.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$716 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$606 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$104 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$7.9 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$4.2 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$8.3 million
Fines
0.4%$230 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs27%Interest on debt2.1%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Franklin County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$23.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$13.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$594 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$15.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.5 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$15.1 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$9.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$411 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$521 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$521 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$171 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$171 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Franklin 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.