County government · Livingston County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Livingston County took in $4.9 million and spent $5.0 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 taxes56%State tax money32%Fines and other11%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

48%

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

County taxes56%

Sales tax
48%$2.4 million
Property tax
7.4%$367 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.6 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$417 thousand
Fines
2.9%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

48%

of Livingston 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
48%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$415 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$208 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$2.2 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$950 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$512 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$479 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$380 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$380 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Livingston 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 Livingston 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.