County government · Jackson County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson County took in $16.4 million and spent $14.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Fines and other10%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

41%

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

County taxes61%

Sales tax
41%$6.7 million
Property tax
20%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$840 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$386 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.5 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$1.0 million
Fines
3.7%$602 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Sent to other local governments25%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

25%

of Jackson 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
31%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$268 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$3.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$856 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$740 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$734 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$734 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$462 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$462 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$338 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$325 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Social services
1.0%$140 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$140 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.