County government · Warren County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warren County took in $10.0 million and spent $11.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%State tax money10%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services0.9%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes81%

Sales tax
60%$6.0 million
Property tax
19%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$120 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$85 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$28 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$91 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$435 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.0 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$58 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$250 thousand
Fines
0.6%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking24%Health and hospitals5.8%Housing and community development0.7%

What stands out

45%

of Warren 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$961 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$931 thousand
  • Government buildings$430 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.8%$647 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$647 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Warren 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.