County government · Scotland County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scotland County took in $3.1 million and spent $3.2 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 taxes70%State tax money25%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money0.4%Fees for services0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes70%

Property tax
53%$1.7 million
Sales tax
17%$537 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$765 thousand

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$13 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

61%

of Scotland County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$794 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$384 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$210 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$457 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$405 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scotland 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 Scotland 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.