Sales tax revenues for Barry County cities and county government entities got off to a slow start for 2025, with lower receipts for almost all recipients.
The seven Barry County cities and the county received $1,398,694.40, a drop of 8% from last January. It was the first January dip since 2021.
The cities took in $713,304.59, down 9%. Only Wheaton and Exeter topped last January’s totals.
Cassville saw its second drop in four months after a seven-month streak of gains. The 1% tax supporting the city’s general fund yielded $105,236.70, down $9,245.53, or 8%. However, it was still the second highest January total on record. Receipts from the city’s use tax totaled $26,041.64, up $708.86 from a year ago.
Seligman’s 1% sales tax generated $11,001.46, down $523.63, the second consecutive drop after three months of gains. Like Cassville, it was Seligman’s the second highest January total on record. Adding Seligman’s four sales taxes and its use tax together, the total was only $80.17 less than last January’s sum.
Purdy’s 1% sales tax for its general fund yielded $3,329.74, down $1,720.61 from a year ago. It was the third drop in four months for Purdy, the smallest January total since 2018.
Wheaton’s 1% tax brought in $4,309.55 for its general fund, a gain of $1,138.13 from last January, the third general fund gain in four months.
Exeter broke a three-month streak of drops with its 1% general fund tax generating $3,320.91, a gain of $1,114.58. It was a new January record and the fifth time in seven months that Exeter’s receipts topped $3,000.
Monett’s two sales taxes totaling 1% brought in $186,945.89 for its general fund, down $19,310.22, or 9%, the sixth consecutive dip from that total. Combining Monett’s five active taxes, receipts from two retired taxes plus its use tax, the total was down $35,823.09, or 7% from a year ago.
Countywide taxes followed a similar pattern.
Barry County’s two sales taxes supporting its general fund at 1.5% received $263,835.41, down $20,683.31, or 7%, from last January. It was still the third-highest January total on record.
The separate .375% sales tax supporting the county’s 911 and central dispatching service received $158,300.01, down $12,410.26 from last January and the fourth consecutive monthly drop.
