County government · Jasper County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jasper County took in $55.7 million and spent $30.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%Federal tax money19%Fines and other14%Fees for services (road charges)13%State tax money7.2%

What stands out

39%

of Jasper County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes47%

Sales tax
39%$21.9 million
Property tax
7.6%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$236 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$236 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$7.1 million
  • Road charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$10.5 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$4.0 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$3.9 million
Fines
6.8%$3.8 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Health and hospitals27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs15%

What stands out

27%

of Jasper County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
Health and hospitals
27%$8.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Police$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.5 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$894 thousand
  • Government buildings$574 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jasper County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Jasper 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.