County government · Osage County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Osage County took in $4.8 million and spent $5.8 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 taxes79%State tax money13%Fees for services6.5%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes79%

Sales tax
49%$2.4 million
Property tax
30%$1.4 million

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$313 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$647 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals3.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

52%

of Osage County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$475 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$598 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$387 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$163 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$192 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$192 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Osage 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 Osage 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.