County government · Clark County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clark County took in $17.2 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money17%Federal tax money14%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.4%

What stands out

36%

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

County taxes55%

Sales tax
36%$6.3 million
Property tax
16%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.6%$447 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$447 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$925 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$516 thousand
  • Other service charges$382 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.4 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.0 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$838 thousand
Fines
3.4%$588 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Sent to other local governments13%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$678 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$346 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$644 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$601 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$317 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$838 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$838 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$336 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$267 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Social services
0.7%$107 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$107 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$95 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$95 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark 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 Clark 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.