County government · Saline County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saline County took in $9.2 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Federal tax money24%Fees for services18%State tax money7.5%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

31%

of Saline County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes46%

Other taxes
31%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$1.3 million
Property tax
1.4%$124 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$2.2 million

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$688 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$369 thousand
Fines
0.3%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

49%

of Saline 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
49%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Police$752 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$953 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$210 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$163 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saline 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 Saline 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.