County government · Crawford County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crawford County took in $34.8 million and spent $35.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fees for services (water)14%State tax money13%Fines and other12%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

38%

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

County taxes60%

Sales tax
38%$13.1 million
Property tax
19%$6.5 million
Other taxes
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$475 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$2.7 million
Fines
4.0%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

17%

of Crawford 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.3 million
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$327 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$332 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$5.8 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$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Social services
0.7%$228 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$228 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$116 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$116 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.