County government · New Madrid County, MO

New Madrid County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Madrid County took in $9.7 million and spent $11.8 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 taxes73%State tax money18%Fees for services6.1%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes73%

Sales tax
56%$5.5 million
Property tax
17%$1.7 million

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$599 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$599 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$246 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%

What stands out

33%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$704 thousand
  • Government buildings$230 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$870 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$246 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

New Madrid 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 New Madrid 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.