County government · Lincoln County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln County took in $2.1 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

State tax money100%

State tax money100%

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

From the state
100%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%

What stands out

37%

of Lincoln 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
37%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$980 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$596 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$585 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$497 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$568 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$568 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.