County government · Washington County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washington County took in $44.5 million and spent $37.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)60%County taxes15%Federal tax money11%Fines and other9.3%State tax money5.4%

What stands out

60%

of Washington County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes15%

Sales tax
9.9%$4.4 million
Property tax
4.7%$2.1 million

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$26.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$26.1 million
  • Other service charges$423 thousand
  • Airport$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$4.8 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$2.4 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Running the government and other costs7.8%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

73%

of Washington County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
73%$27.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$27.6 million
  • Public health$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Airports$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$601 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$760 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$585 thousand
  • Government buildings$505 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$175 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.