County government · Hempstead County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hempstead County took in $18.1 million and spent $19.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money16%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.0%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

44%

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

County taxes68%

Sales tax
44%$8.1 million
Property tax
21%$3.9 million
Other taxes
1.9%$350 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$350 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$733 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$387 thousand
  • Garbage collection$346 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$137 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.8 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$1.4 million
Fines
4.1%$735 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments20%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

20%

of Hempstead 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
34%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$3.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$930 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$842 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$520 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$505 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$505 thousand
Social services
0.7%$134 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$134 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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.