County government · Laclede County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Laclede County took in $17.8 million and spent $9.9 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 taxes60%Federal tax money17%State tax money12%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services4.2%

What stands out

41%

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

County taxes60%

Sales tax
41%$7.3 million
Property tax
19%$3.3 million

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$754 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$754 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$3.1 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.2 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs25%Housing and community development3.2%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

41%

of Laclede County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$670 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$964 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$591 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$476 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$410 thousand
Housing and community development
3.2%$313 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Laclede 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 Laclede 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.