County government · Monroe County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe County took in $3.4 million and spent $5.3 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 taxes65%State tax money18%Federal tax money16%Fines and other0.6%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes65%

Sales tax
27%$920 thousand
Property tax
23%$785 thousand
Other taxes
15%$509 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$257 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$246 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$2 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%$558 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$614 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

52%

of Monroe County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$622 thousand
  • Fire protection$469 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$455 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$455 thousand
  • Government buildings$272 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.