County government · Crittenden County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crittenden County took in $33.5 million and spent $29.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%State tax money9.1%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.5%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes78%

Sales tax
54%$18.1 million
Other taxes
15%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesPari-mutuel (betting) taxes and public utility taxes
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$4.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$451 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.0%$3.0 million

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$968 thousand
  • Garbage collection$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$228 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$3.1 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.5 million
Fines
4.4%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

18%

of Crittenden 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
52%$15.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.7 million
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$727 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$5.2 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$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$444 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$394 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$138 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Social services
0.2%$53 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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.