County government · Stone County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Stone County took in $25.0 million and spent $27.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money27%Fines and other9.1%Fees for services6.0%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes55%

Sales tax
50%$12.5 million
Property tax
4.4%$1.1 million

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$734 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$6.9 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Stone 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
55%$15.2 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$12.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$458 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$171 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stone County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Stone 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.