County government · Greene County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greene County took in $182 million and spent $166 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes82%Fines and other6.4%State tax money5.1%Local tax money4.8%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

60%

of Greene County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes82%

Sales tax
60%$109 million
Property tax
12%$21.7 million
Other taxes
10%$18.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$18.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$260 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$3.4 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$9.2 million

Local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.8%$8.8 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$11.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt4.1%Social services4.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Greene County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$59.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$30.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.2 million
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$55.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.2 million
  • Government buildings$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$36.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36.1 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$6.8 million
Social services
4.0%$6.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$6.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$65 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.