County government · St Francois County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Francois County took in $25.2 million and spent $21.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Federal tax money30%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

51%

of St. Francois County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes66%

Sales tax
51%$12.8 million
Property tax
15%$3.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$176 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$7.5 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$993 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs27%Sent to other local governments4.3%Social services1.9%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

27%

of St. Francois County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$513 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$664 thousand
  • Government buildings$629 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$924 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$910 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$14 thousand
Social services
1.9%$417 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$417 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Francois County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of St. Francois 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.