County government · Lawrence County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lawrence County took in $37.2 million and spent $35.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)45%County taxes33%State tax money19%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes33%

Sales tax
24%$9.1 million
Property tax
7.3%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.1%$401 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$401 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$16.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$16.4 million
  • Other service charges$445 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$178 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$7.0 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$591 thousand
Fines
1.0%$373 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals59%Social services13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs6.4%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

59%

of Lawrence County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
59%$20.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$20.8 million
  • Public health$52 thousand
Social services
13%$4.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$4.6 million
  • Other public welfare$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$954 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$327 thousand
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$860 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$687 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$669 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$1.3 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$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$475 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$472 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$179 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.