County government · Hickory County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hickory County took in $4.9 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money37%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money1.9%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes57%

Sales tax
39%$1.9 million
Property tax
15%$713 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$183 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$172 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 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%$92 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$1.8 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$30 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Sent to other local governments19%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

19%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$782 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$687 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$547 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$517 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$340 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hickory 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 Hickory 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.