County government · Arkansas County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arkansas County took in $16.2 million and spent $12.0 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 taxes53%State tax money19%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.7%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes53%

Sales tax
27%$4.3 million
Property tax
24%$3.9 million
Other taxes
1.9%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$310 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$730 thousand
  • Other service charges$524 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$2.8 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.0 million

Fines and other3.2%

Fines
2.0%$321 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

6%

of Arkansas County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$387 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$335 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$723 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$723 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$142 thousand
Social services
1.0%$125 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$125 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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.