County Commons · Missouri
Missouri: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 115 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
6,245,466 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.5% since 2020) · 115 counties
The state's money — Missouri state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $45.1 billion and spent $44.4 billion · $7,103 per resident. It owed $7 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$34.36 · $15.2 billion
Education$29.02 · $12.9 billion
Other and unallocable$9.13 · $4 billion
Hospitals$8.72 · $3.9 billion
Health$6.11 · $2.7 billion
Highways$5.30 · $2.4 billion
Governmental administration$2.65 · $1.2 billion
Correction$2.13 · $944.9 million
Natural resources$1.02 · $453 million
Police protection$0.86 · $381.5 million
Interest on general debt$0.59 · $260 million
Parks and recreation$0.11 · $50.7 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $44.4 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$17.4 billion
Individual income tax$8.7 billion
General sales tax$4.9 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$2.1 billion
Corporate income tax$911.3 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$730.8 million
Property tax (state share)$41.8 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$20.6 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$20.9 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$3.8 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$3.1 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$5.5 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.