County government · Cross County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cross County took in $19.6 million and spent $16.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%Fines and other13%State tax money12%Federal tax money4.2%Fees for services2.9%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes68%

Sales tax
50%$9.9 million
Property tax
16%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$230 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$560 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$560 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$827 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.4 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$1.8 million
Fines
4.0%$782 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals19%Roads, transit and parking19%Sent to other local governments11%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

11%

of Cross 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
24%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$221 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$147 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$567 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$550 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$514 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.3 million
  • Public health$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$624 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$587 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$339 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cross 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 Cross 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.