County government · Miller County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Miller County took in $22.8 million and spent $23.9 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 taxes48%Fines and other21%State tax money16%Fees for services13%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes48%

Sales tax
25%$5.6 million
Property tax
22%$5.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$272 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$662 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.7 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
14%$3.1 million
Fines
6.9%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking22%Social services0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

44%

of Miller County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$894 thousand
  • Fire protection$426 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$7.8 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$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$697 thousand
  • Government buildings$234 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Social services
0.7%$164 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$74 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$74 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Miller 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 Miller 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.