County government · Lee County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lee County took in $1.6 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes87%Fines and other13%

What stands out

31%

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

County taxes87%

Property tax
56%$903 thousand
Sales tax
31%$493 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
7.4%$120 thousand
Interest, rents and other
6.0%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

49%

of Lee County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$233 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$287 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$163 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lee 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.