County government · St Charles County, MO

St. Charles County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Charles County took in $290 million and spent $262 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%State tax money15%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money5.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.7%

What stands out

34%

of St. Charles County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes72%

Sales tax
34%$97.6 million
Property tax
28%$81.4 million
Other taxes
10%$29.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$15.6 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$42.2 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$15.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Housing and community development2.3%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

27%

of St. Charles County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$75.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$53.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.6 million
  • Government buildings$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$70.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$70.2 million
  • Airports$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$67.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$33.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$19.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$13.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$36.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36.4 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$5.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.1 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$780 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$122 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$122 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$93 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Charles County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of St. Charles 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.