County government · Faulkner County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Faulkner County took in $50.2 million and spent $50.7 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 taxes69%State tax money15%Fines and other8.6%Fees for services5.2%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
38%$19.0 million
Sales tax
29%$14.4 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$1.1 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$7.7 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$2.7 million
Fines
3.2%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

33%

of Faulkner County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$21.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$11.0 million
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$185 thousand
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$16.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$249 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$310 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$310 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$283 thousand
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$283 thousand
Social services
0.3%$157 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$157 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$133 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$133 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$115 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Faulkner 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 Faulkner 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.