County government · Garland County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Garland County took in $89.8 million and spent $81.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)15%State tax money9.4%Fines and other9.1%Local tax money4.2%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes60%

Sales tax
47%$42.3 million
Property tax
11%$9.8 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$10.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Water$963 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$1.7 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$8.4 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$3.8 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$6.5 million
Fines
1.8%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments14%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

14%

of Garland County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$22.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$600 thousand
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$19.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.3 million
  • Water supply$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$11.3 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$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$11.2 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$11.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
Social services
0.2%$186 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$186 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$158 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$158 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garland 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 Garland 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.