County government · Henry County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Henry County took in $12.8 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money20%Federal tax money17%Fines and other11%Fees for services11%

What stands out

38%

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

County taxes41%

Sales tax
38%$4.8 million
Property tax
3.7%$480 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$2.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.6 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking23%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Henry 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
40%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$564 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$504 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry 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 Henry 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.