County government · Holt County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Holt County took in $6.3 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money37%Local tax money12%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes40%

Property tax
21%$1.3 million
Sales tax
18%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$428 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$2.3 million

Local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
12%$741 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$325 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Environment and natural resources4.6%Housing and community development0.6%

What stands out

42%

of Holt County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
42%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$490 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$311 thousand
  • Police$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.6%$268 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$268 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Holt 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 Holt 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.