County government · Mercer County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mercer County took in $1.2 million and spent $1.4 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 taxes74%Fees for services18%State tax money4.0%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes74%

Sales tax
57%$668 thousand
Property tax
18%$210 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$210 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$210 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$47 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Mercer 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
51%$690 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$616 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$403 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mercer 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 Mercer 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.