County government · Boone County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Boone County took in $23.0 million and spent $21.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money16%Fines and other13%Fees for services (airport)4.4%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes64%

Sales tax
46%$10.7 million
Property tax
15%$3.5 million
Other taxes
2.7%$627 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$627 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$776 thousand
  • Airport$235 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$569 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.7 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$2.1 million
Fines
3.6%$835 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking22%Sent to other local governments16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

16%

of Boone 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%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$579 thousand
  • Fire protection$379 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$901 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$919 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$3.6 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$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$772 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$697 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Social services
0.9%$205 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$205 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$124 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$124 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Boone 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.