County government · Clay County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clay County took in $10.7 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money22%Federal tax money18%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services2.6%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
25%$2.7 million
Sales tax
22%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.7%$293 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$281 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$281 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%$1.9 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$2.4 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$536 thousand
Fines
2.6%$277 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

15%

of Clay 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
31%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$512 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$315 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.6 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)$592 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$570 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$328 thousand
  • Government buildings$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$510 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$475 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Social services
1.7%$130 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$130 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.