County government · Stoddard County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stoddard County took in $8.1 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes98%Fines and other1.4%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

98%

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

County taxes98%

Sales tax
98%$8.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
1.4%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails46%Interest on debt4.9%

What stands out

46%

of Stoddard County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$3.0 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$791 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$689 thousand
  • Government buildings$297 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$944 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$200 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$295 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stoddard 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 Stoddard 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.