County government · Scott County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scott County took in $7.0 million and spent $6.2 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 taxes88%State tax money7.8%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.6%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

77%

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

County taxes88%

Sales tax
77%$5.4 million
Property tax
11%$751 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$113 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$552 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.8%$126 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%

What stands out

31%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$576 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$410 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$262 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.