County government · Greene County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greene County took in $29.3 million and spent $22.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%Fees for services18%Federal tax money17%State tax money11%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

35%

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

County taxes49%

Sales tax
35%$10.3 million
Property tax
14%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.1%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$4.9 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$987 thousand
Fines
2.0%$580 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments22%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

22%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.2 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$373 thousand
  • Fire protection$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Sent to other local governments
22%$5.1 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$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.6 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)$897 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$828 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$666 thousand
  • Government buildings$209 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$702 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$634 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$560 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$560 thousand
Social services
0.6%$127 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$127 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.