County government · Johnson County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Johnson County took in $16.8 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes51%

Sales tax
25%$4.2 million
Property tax
22%$3.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$644 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$643 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$640 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$1.5 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.6 million

Fines and other7.5%

Fines
3.9%$648 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.6%$608 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

What stands out

14%

of Johnson 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%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$871 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$985 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$922 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$2.2 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$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$889 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$889 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$546 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$546 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.