County government · Gentry County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gentry County took in $2.4 million and spent $2.8 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 money51%County taxes45%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
27%$652 thousand
Sales tax
17%$407 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

55%

of Gentry County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$309 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$714 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$714 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$519 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$389 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gentry 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 Gentry 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.