County government · Madison County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Madison County took in $4.3 million and spent $9.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes91%State tax money9.0%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes91%

Sales tax
61%$2.6 million
Property tax
30%$1.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$384 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking20%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

45%

of Madison 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
45%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$410 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$358 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$3.3 million
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)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$877 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Madison 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.