County government · Craighead County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Craighead County took in $64.8 million and spent $62.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money11%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services6.8%Local tax money2.1%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

46%

of Craighead County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes69%

Sales tax
46%$29.9 million
Property tax
23%$14.9 million
Other taxes
0.1%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$958 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$7.4 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$1.4 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$4.7 million
Fines
1.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments40%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

40%

of Craighead County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
40%$24.9 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$24.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$11.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$10.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$973 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$673 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$673 thousand
Social services
0.4%$258 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$258 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Craighead County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Craighead 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.