County government · Chicot County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chicot County took in $28.1 million and spent $30.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)66%County taxes20%State tax money7.6%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

66%

of Chicot County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes20%

Sales tax
11%$3.1 million
Property tax
8.3%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$326 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$326 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$18.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$17.7 million
  • Garbage collection$687 thousand
  • Other service charges$143 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$271 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$2.1 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$933 thousand
Fines
1.6%$453 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Running the government and other costs6.5%Sent to other local governments3.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

73%

of Chicot County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
73%$21.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$21.7 million
  • Public health$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$960 thousand
  • Police$659 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$339 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$1.9 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)$653 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$627 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$549 thousand
  • Government buildings$105 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$743 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$743 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Social services
0.2%$72 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$72 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chicot County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Chicot 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.