County government · Pemiscot County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pemiscot County took in $24.6 million and spent $21.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%Fines and other28%Federal tax money7.2%Local tax money0.9%State tax money0.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)<0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Pemiscot County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes63%

Property tax
45%$11.0 million
Sales tax
18%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$228 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$206 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$1.8 million

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$167 thousand

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$210 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
27%$6.7 million
Fines
0.5%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals8.4%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Environment and natural resources1.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

59%

of Pemiscot 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
59%$12.7 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$10.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$901 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$490 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$726 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.6 million
  • Public health$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$316 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$316 thousand
Social services
0.9%$192 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$192 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot 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.