County government · Hot Spring County, AR

Hot Spring County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hot Spring County took in $23.5 million and spent $19.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Federal tax money18%State tax money16%Fines and other6.3%Fees for services2.0%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

36%

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

County taxes57%

Sales tax
36%$8.4 million
Property tax
19%$4.5 million
Other taxes
2.4%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$563 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$464 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$464 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$4.2 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.7 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$294 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.0 million
Fines
1.9%$442 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments32%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

32%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
32%$6.2 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$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$800 thousand
  • Government buildings$657 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$826 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$517 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$378 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$616 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$612 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Social services
0.6%$125 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$125 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring 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.