County government · Putnam County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Putnam County took in $16.0 million and spent $24.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)58%County taxes24%State tax money12%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

58%

of Putnam County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes24%

Sales tax
12%$1.9 million
Property tax
12%$1.9 million

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$9.3 million
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$727 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.9 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$275 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Running the government and other costs3.6%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

83%

of Putnam County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$20.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$20.2 million
  • Public health$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Police$624 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$887 thousand
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$359 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$240 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$807 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$807 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$276 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$276 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$130 thousand
Social services
0.5%$111 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Putnam 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 Putnam 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.