Show-Me State Times

Missouri collected $12.4 billion in taxes in 2020, a 5.9 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Most tax revenue came from income taxes ($6.3 billion) and sales and gross receipts taxes ($5.5 billion).

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau sets the tax classifications among the survey categories and cautions they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.

Type of Tax	Amount
Property taxes	$36,525,000
Sales and gross receipts taxes	$5,458,755,000
License taxes	$634,725,000
Income taxes	$6,266,128,000
Miscellaneous taxes	$13,628,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes	$3,793,379,000
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes	$1,665,376,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax	$41,000,000
Amusements sales tax	$288,276,000
Insurance premiums sales tax	$446,610,000
Motor fuels sales tax	$708,455,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax	$0
Public utilities sales tax	$0
Tobacco products sales tax	$96,760,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes	$84,275,000
Alcoholic beverages license	$4,656,000
Amusements license	$25,000
Corporations in general license	$0
Hunting and fishing license	$34,546,000
Motor vehicle license	$300,665,000
Motor vehicle operators license	$14,060,000
Public utilities license	$17,979,000
Occupation and business license, NEC	$180,685,000
Other license taxes	$82,109,000
Individual income taxes	$5,901,668,000
Corporations net income taxes	$364,460,000
Death and gift taxes	$8,000
Documentarty and stock transfer taxes	$13,530,000
Severance taxes	$1,000
Taxes, NEC	$89,000