County government · Macon County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Macon County took in $6.7 million and spent $3.4 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 taxes84%State tax money14%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes84%

Sales tax
55%$3.7 million
Property tax
26%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.4%$160 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$160 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$914 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs9.3%Interest on debt5.7%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Macon County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$785 thousand
  • Police$610 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$348 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$665 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$665 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$447 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$238 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$315 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$194 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Macon 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 Macon 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.