County government · Ste Genevieve County, MO

Ste. Genevieve County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ste. Genevieve County took in $108 million and spent $94.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)60%State tax money16%County taxes9.3%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money5.9%

What stands out

60%

of Ste. Genevieve County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes9.3%

Sales tax
5.6%$6.0 million
Property tax
2.8%$3.0 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$64.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$62.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$277 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$6.3 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$17.3 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$9.0 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Running the government and other costs3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

83%

of Ste. Genevieve County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$78.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$78.0 million
  • Public health$830 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$486 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$3.3 million
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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$781 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$752 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$185 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$890 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ste. Genevieve 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 Ste. Genevieve 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.