County government · Howell County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howell County took in $15.1 million and spent $14.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%State tax money24%Fees for services (road charges)8.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes66%

Sales tax
52%$7.8 million
Property tax
9.0%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.4%$814 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$814 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.6 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

39%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$568 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$336 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Howell County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Howell 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.