County government · Webster County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Webster County took in $10.1 million and spent $7.4 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 taxes68%Fines and other27%State tax money4.3%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes68%

Sales tax
59%$5.9 million
Property tax
8.4%$848 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$135 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$434 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking17%

What stands out

41%

of Webster 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$706 thousand
  • Government buildings$617 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$557 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$816 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$662 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster 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 Webster 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.