County government · Ripley County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ripley County took in $12.0 million and spent $11.9 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 taxes52%State tax money43%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.4%

What stands out

31%

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

County taxes52%

Sales tax
31%$3.7 million
Property tax
21%$2.5 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$5.2 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$552 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Health and hospitals3.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

46%

of Ripley 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
46%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$529 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.5 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$730 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$675 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$778 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$778 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$393 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$393 thousand
Social services
2.6%$312 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$312 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ripley 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 Ripley 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.