County government · Conway County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conway County took in $19.3 million and spent $17.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services4.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

34%

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

County taxes61%

Sales tax
34%$6.5 million
Property tax
24%$4.7 million
Other taxes
3.0%$572 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$572 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$818 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$818 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%$2.3 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$30 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$612 thousand
Fines
2.6%$508 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments14%Health and hospitals8.0%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$431 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.9 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$993 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$890 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$814 thousand
  • Government buildings$239 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$918 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.0%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.3 million
  • Public health$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$564 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$494 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Social services
0.8%$136 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$136 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Conway 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 Conway 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.