County government · Grundy County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grundy County took in $2.7 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%State tax money22%Fines and other1.5%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes76%

Sales tax
62%$1.6 million
Property tax
10%$275 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$103 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$580 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals38%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

38%

of Grundy County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
38%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$785 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$341 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$243 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$867 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$867 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$762 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$544 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$195 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grundy County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Grundy 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.