County government · Grant County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grant County took in $9.8 million and spent $8.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money26%Fines and other14%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.6%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes47%

Sales tax
27%$2.7 million
Property tax
19%$1.9 million

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$945 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$507 thousand
  • Garbage collection$438 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$411 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$2.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$896 thousand
Fines
4.5%$440 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Health and hospitals2.8%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

31%

of Grant County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Airports$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$348 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$2.2 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$810 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$789 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$521 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$452 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$452 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$230 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$228 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$228 thousand
Social services
0.9%$71 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Grant 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.