County government · Independence County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Independence County took in $28.1 million and spent $25.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money14%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.5%Local tax money5.8%Federal tax money5.8%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes53%

Sales tax
29%$8.1 million
Property tax
21%$6.0 million
Other taxes
2.3%$658 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$658 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$1.6 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.1 million

Local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.8%$1.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$2.2 million
Fines
3.9%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Sent to other local governments8.0%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

8%

of Independence 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
33%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.7 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$646 thousand
  • Government buildings$339 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$975 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$719 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$415 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$415 thousand
Social services
0.6%$150 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$150 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence 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 Independence 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.