County government · Vernon County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vernon County took in $8.6 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes32%Fees for services22%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes32%

Sales tax
25%$2.1 million
Property tax
7.2%$617 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$3.6 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$410 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt1.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Vernon 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
54%$8.5 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$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$588 thousand
  • Government buildings$566 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$319 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$150 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$97 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$97 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vernon 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 Vernon 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.