County government · Schuyler County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Schuyler County took in $2.0 million and spent $2.2 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 taxes45%State tax money22%Fees for services18%Fines and other13%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes45%

Sales tax
29%$572 thousand
Property tax
9.1%$181 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$85 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$357 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$430 thousand

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$53 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$266 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking16%Social services1.2%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Schuyler County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$1.0 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$812 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$799 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$418 thousand
  • Police$265 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$360 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$360 thousand
Social services
1.2%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schuyler 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 Schuyler 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.