County government · Marion County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marion County took in $16.8 million and spent $12.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (road charges)14%Fines and other11%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes54%

Sales tax
39%$6.6 million
Property tax
14%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$256 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$212 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Road charges$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$2.8 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$789 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs24%Social services1.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Marion 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
46%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$765 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.9 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$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$732 thousand
  • Government buildings$149 thousand
Social services
1.7%$210 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$210 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.