County government · Columbia County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbia County took in $17.9 million and spent $13.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services2.4%

What stands out

35%

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

County taxes62%

Sales tax
35%$6.2 million
Property tax
24%$4.4 million
Other taxes
3.1%$558 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$558 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$426 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$426 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.2 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$738 thousand
Fines
1.8%$316 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

25%

of Columbia 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$214 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.8 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$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$457 thousand
  • Government buildings$230 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$483 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$483 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$424 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$424 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$220 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$220 thousand
Social services
0.3%$47 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Columbia 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.