County government · Lafayette County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lafayette County took in $6.5 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money33%Fines and other14%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Federal tax money6.3%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
19%$1.2 million
Sales tax
13%$841 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$805 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$620 thousand
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$410 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.1 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$531 thousand
Fines
5.8%$377 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Sent to other local governments0.8%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Lafayette County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$969 thousand
  • Police$751 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$218 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.4 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$532 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$394 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$293 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$227 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$812 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$812 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$117 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$35 thousand
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$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.