County government · Monroe County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe County took in $10.5 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money55%State tax money20%County taxes17%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

55%

of Monroe County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes17%

Property tax
15%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$222 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$222 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$191 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$191 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money55%

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

From the federal government
55%$5.8 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.1 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$369 thousand
Fines
3.5%$363 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs28%Social services1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Monroe County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$825 thousand
  • Police$686 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$381 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$730 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$562 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
Social services
1.6%$90 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.