County government · Linn County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Linn County took in $4.7 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money24%Federal tax money16%Fines and other8.0%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes51%

Sales tax
45%$2.1 million
Property tax
6.0%$282 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$744 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.1 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$378 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Sent to other local governments20%Roads, transit and parking8.3%

What stands out

20%

of Linn County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$741 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$880 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$459 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$787 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$787 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Linn County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Linn 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.