County government · Ashley County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashley County took in $16.0 million and spent $13.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money18%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Fines and other8.1%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes49%

Sales tax
28%$4.5 million
Property tax
18%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.8%$439 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$439 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$423 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.3 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.9 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$868 thousand
Fines
2.7%$425 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

11%

of Ashley County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$731 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$484 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$621 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$321 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.4 million
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$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$393 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$393 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$220 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$210 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Social services
0.7%$89 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$89 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ashley County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ashley 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.