County government · Johnson County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Johnson County took in $24.2 million and spent $25.1 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 taxes69%State tax money19%Fees for services8.6%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes69%

Sales tax
46%$11.1 million
Property tax
17%$4.1 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$4.5 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$793 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt14%

What stands out

14%

of Johnson County's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$4.6 million
  • Police$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
30%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$699 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$3.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.