County government · Carroll County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carroll County took in $17.2 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money19%Federal tax money18%Fines and other6.1%Fees for services (airport)4.8%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes52%

Property tax
33%$5.6 million
Sales tax
16%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.7%$471 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$471 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$828 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$754 thousand
  • Airport$74 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%$3.1 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.3 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$563 thousand
Fines
2.8%$484 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

40%

of Carroll County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$642 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Airports$717 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.6 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)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$937 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$515 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$967 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$255 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$255 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$215 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$215 thousand
Social services
0.9%$117 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$117 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll 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 Carroll 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.