County government · Wright County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wright County took in $6.7 million and spent $6.2 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 taxes62%Federal tax money24%State tax money9.3%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes62%

Sales tax
59%$4.0 million
Property tax
2.7%$182 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$1.6 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$627 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$371 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt2.8%Sent to other local governments2.4%

What stands out

35%

of Wright County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and courts and legal services
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$748 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$589 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 thousand
  • Government buildings$204 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$176 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$146 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$146 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wright 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 Wright 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.