County government · Little River County, AR

Little River County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Little River County took in $21.1 million and spent $21.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)40%County taxes40%State tax money11%Fines and other6.7%Local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes40%

Sales tax
27%$5.8 million
Property tax
12%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$240 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$240 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$8.0 million
  • Garbage collection$472 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$133 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.3 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$281 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.1 million
Fines
1.7%$358 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs9.4%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

36%

of Little River 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
36%$7.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$6.7 million
  • Hospitals$950 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$2.0 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$659 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$616 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$471 thousand
  • Government buildings$245 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$440 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$143 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$143 thousand
Social services
0.3%$69 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Little River 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 Little River 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.