County government · Texas County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Texas County took in $16.2 million and spent $15.4 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 taxes88%State tax money8.7%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

78%

of Texas County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes88%

Property tax
78%$12.7 million
Sales tax
9.2%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$24 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$545 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs85%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Health and hospitals3.5%Interest on debt1.5%Social services0.4%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Texas 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
85%$13.1 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$12.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$494 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$294 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$355 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$531 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$531 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$232 thousand
Social services
0.4%$67 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Texas 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 Texas 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.