County government · Gasconade County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gasconade County took in $7.8 million and spent $7.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money13%Fees for services11%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes69%

Sales tax
50%$3.9 million
Property tax
19%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$884 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$884 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$82 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.0 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$39 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$364 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Sent to other local governments4.5%Social services3.9%Health and hospitals2.2%

What stands out

4.5%

of Gasconade County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$695 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$581 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$524 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$343 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$354 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$339 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$15 thousand
Social services
3.9%$304 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$304 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$173 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gasconade 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 Gasconade 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.