County government · Perry County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perry County took in $9.3 million and spent $7.1 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 taxes88%State tax money10%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services (road charges)0.1%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes88%

Sales tax
63%$5.9 million
Property tax
13%$1.2 million
Other taxes
11%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$943 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Housing and community development3.6%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

11%

of Perry County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$780 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$600 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$850 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$394 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$358 thousand
  • Government buildings$234 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$801 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$801 thousand
Housing and community development
3.6%$255 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Social services
1.6%$113 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$113 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.