County government · Jefferson County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson County took in $49.6 million and spent $304 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes99%Fines and other0.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.3%

What stands out

85%

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

County taxes99%

Sales tax

85%$42.4 million

Property tax

14%$6.8 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services

0.3%$135 thousand

What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other

0.5%$229 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%Running the government and other costs0.3%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt

100%$303 thousand

Running the government and other costs

0.3%$1 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out

Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.