County government · Baxter County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Baxter County took in $30.3 million and spent $21.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Federal tax money17%State tax money13%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (airport)3.8%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes58%

Sales tax
37%$11.3 million
Property tax
19%$5.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$729 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$729 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Airport$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$5.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.9 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.4 million
Fines
2.9%$884 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking22%Sent to other local governments20%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

20%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$438 thousand
  • Fire protection$435 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$218 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$4.3 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$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$905 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$710 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$706 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Social services
0.4%$85 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$85 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baxter 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 Baxter 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.