County government · Dallas County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dallas County took in $9.6 million and spent $7.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection)23%State tax money22%Federal tax money15%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes33%

Sales tax
25%$2.4 million
Property tax
8.0%$762 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$1.4 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$2.1 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$495 thousand
Fines
2.7%$263 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

15%

of Dallas County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$263 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.3 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$891 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$708 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$513 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$123 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Social services
1.2%$95 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Dallas 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.