County government · Jefferson County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson County took in $43.9 million and spent $34.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money2.6%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

34%

of Jefferson County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes62%

Sales tax
34%$14.9 million
Property tax
24%$10.7 million
Other taxes
4.1%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$1.1 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$7.5 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$523 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Fines
3.4%$1.5 million
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Jefferson County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$15.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.4 million
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$759 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$655 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$8.2 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$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$469 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Social services
0.5%$183 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$183 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$115 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.