County government · Drew County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Drew County took in $17.0 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money15%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.2%Local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

51%

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

County taxes68%

Sales tax
51%$8.7 million
Property tax
15%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$282 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$836 thousand
  • Other service charges$384 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$44 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.6 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$89 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$1.3 million
Fines
1.6%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$954 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$931 thousand
  • Fire protection$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$799 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$766 thousand
  • Government buildings$134 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$2.0 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$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$301 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$234 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Social services
1.1%$159 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$159 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Drew 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 Drew 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.