County government · Calhoun County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Calhoun County took in $10.7 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other39%County taxes24%State tax money24%Federal tax money7.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.0%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

37%

of Calhoun County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
13%$1.4 million
Sales tax
11%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$532 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$337 thousand
  • Garbage collection$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$763 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.6 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$50 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
37%$3.9 million
Fines
2.0%$218 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals5.4%All other spending15%

What stands out

12%

of Calhoun 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%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$889 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$443 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$289 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$401 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$322 thousand
  • Government buildings$273 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$795 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$795 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$373 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$373 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$366 thousand
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$366 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$269 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$255 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Libraries$108 thousand
Social services
2.3%$160 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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.