County government · Lincoln County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln County took in $30.0 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Federal tax money19%State tax money18%Fees for services (road charges)7.8%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes50%

Sales tax
37%$11.0 million
Property tax
13%$4.0 million

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$5.8 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$5.4 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs35%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt0.9%Environment and natural resources0.7%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

62%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$488 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$787 thousand
  • Government buildings$609 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$249 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$249 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$126 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$96 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Social services
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.