County government · Moniteau County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moniteau County took in $8.3 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Federal tax money22%State tax money7.8%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

31%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
34%$2.8 million
Sales tax
31%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$1.8 million

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$649 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$372 thousand
Fines
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking19%Social services0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Moniteau 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$720 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$649 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$386 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$702 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$531 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$803 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$803 thousand
Social services
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moniteau 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 Moniteau 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.