County government · Iron County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Iron County took in $2.1 million and spent $2.2 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 taxes60%Fines and other22%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.2%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes60%

Sales tax
39%$828 thousand
Property tax
13%$284 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$136 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$131 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$236 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
20%$430 thousand
Fines
1.9%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails38%

What stands out

62%

of Iron 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
62%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$839 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$450 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$333 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Iron 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 Iron 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.