County government · Jackson County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson County took in $381 million and spent $322 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)18%State tax money9.2%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money3.6%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Jackson County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes65%

Sales tax
39%$148 million
Property tax
25%$97.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; tobacco taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Tobacco taxes$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$678 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$68.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$57.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.3 million
  • Road charges$327 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$13.7 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$35.1 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$429 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$12.3 million
Fines
0.4%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Interest on debt7.9%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

25%

of Jackson County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$98.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$49.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29.7 million
  • Government buildings$13.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$92.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$49.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$29.2 million
  • Police$13.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$80.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80.5 million
Interest on debt
7.9%$25.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$10.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$9.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.9 million
Social services
1.8%$5.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Jackson 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.