County government · Pulaski County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pulaski County took in $16.0 million and spent $8.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%Federal tax money32%State tax money15%Fees for services4.9%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

32%

of Pulaski County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes45%

Sales tax
34%$5.4 million
Property tax
11%$1.7 million

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$790 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$790 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$5.1 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.4 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$534 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Health and hospitals25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs15%

What stands out

36%

of Pulaski County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
25%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$474 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$368 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$811 thousand
  • Government buildings$253 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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.