County government · Lawrence County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lawrence County took in $10.5 million and spent $13.4 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 taxes62%State tax money29%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes62%

Sales tax
45%$4.7 million
Property tax
17%$1.8 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$3.0 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$894 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking34%Social services11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%

What stands out

11%

of Lawrence County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$493 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Social services
11%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$891 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$598 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$739 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$411 thousand
  • Police$314 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.