County government · Ray County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ray County took in $48.2 million and spent $30.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)87%County taxes7.0%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

87%

of Ray 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 taxes7.0%

Sales tax
5.3%$2.5 million
Property tax
1.4%$668 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$78 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$41.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$41.9 million
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$2.0 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$871 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals86%Running the government and other costs8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%

What stands out

86%

of Ray 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
86%$25.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$25.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$2.6 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$426 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
  • Government buildings$201 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$547 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$534 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$438 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ray 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 Ray 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.