County government · Lonoke County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lonoke County took in $38.7 million and spent $37.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%State tax money13%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services5.1%Federal tax money1.6%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

50%

of Lonoke County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes74%

Sales tax
50%$19.3 million
Property tax
21%$8.1 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$625 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$5.0 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$369 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.3 million
Fines
2.1%$829 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Sent to other local governments21%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

21%

of Lonoke County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$533 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$533 thousand
  • Fire protection$190 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$7.9 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$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$974 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$974 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$251 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$251 thousand
Social services
0.5%$181 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$181 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lonoke County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Lonoke 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.