County government · Montgomery County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Montgomery County took in $9.4 million and spent $8.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Fines and other30%Fees for services2.3%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

34%

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

County taxes66%

Sales tax
34%$3.2 million
Property tax
23%$2.2 million
Other taxes
9.6%$903 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$903 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$213 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$213 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$174 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs23%

What stands out

53%

of Montgomery 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
53%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$489 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$202 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Montgomery 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.