County government · Fulton County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fulton County took in $19.1 million and spent $13.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)47%County taxes25%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.4%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Fulton County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes25%

Sales tax
17%$3.3 million
Property tax
6.1%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$245 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$244 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$8.8 million
  • Other service charges$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.2 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$45 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$608 thousand
Fines
1.3%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals57%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs9.4%Sent to other local governments6.0%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

57%

of Fulton County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
57%$7.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.9 million
  • Public health$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$277 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$1.3 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$405 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$390 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$384 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$830 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$830 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$144 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$64 thousand
Social services
0.4%$55 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fulton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Fulton 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.