County government · Madison County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison County took in $12.4 million and spent $12.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money22%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes48%

Sales tax
28%$3.4 million
Property tax
18%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$310 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$785 thousand
  • Garbage collection$588 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$1.6 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$2.8 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$472 thousand
Fines
2.1%$255 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

38%

of Madison 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
38%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$289 thousand
  • Fire protection$272 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$994 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$563 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$518 thousand
  • Government buildings$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$677 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$677 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$280 thousand
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$280 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$255 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$244 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Social services
0.4%$48 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Madison 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.