County government · Miller County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Miller County took in $8.4 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%County taxes34%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes34%

Sales tax
33%$2.7 million
Property tax
0.6%$53 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$5.5 million

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Miller 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%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$355 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$800 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$360 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$185 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Miller 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 Miller 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.