County government · Cleveland County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cleveland County took in $5.2 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes82%Federal tax money15%Local tax money3.1%

What stands out

82%

of Cleveland County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes82%

Property tax
82%$4.3 million

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$773 thousand

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Health and hospitals1.8%Running the government and other costs0.7%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

53%

of Cleveland 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$892 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$892 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$623 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$623 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$12 thousand
Social services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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.