County government · Shannon County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shannon County took in $1.2 million and spent $1.4 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 taxes73%Federal tax money22%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services0.4%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes73%

Sales tax
60%$720 thousand
Property tax
12%$148 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and public utility taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$262 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$46 thousand
Fines
0.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails46%

What stands out

54%

of Shannon 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
54%$763 thousand
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$250 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$661 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$345 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$223 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shannon 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 Shannon 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.