County government · Pettis County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pettis County spent $8.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Goes to

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Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails77%Running the government and other costs23%Environment and natural resources0.2%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Pettis 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
77%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$953 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$574 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pettis 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 Pettis 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.