County government · Lewis County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lewis County took in $12.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes87%Federal tax money7.8%State tax money4.1%Fees for services1.0%Fines and other0.5%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes87%

Property tax
55%$6.8 million
Sales tax
17%$2.1 million
Other taxes
14%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$119 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$955 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$499 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$66 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments3.0%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$875 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$374 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$235 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$657 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$565 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$348 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$348 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$58 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lewis 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.