County government · Phillips County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Phillips County took in $12.7 million and spent $8.1 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 money37%County taxes29%State tax money19%Fees for services9.1%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes29%

Property tax
18%$2.2 million
Sales tax
12%$1.5 million

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$4.7 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.4 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$635 thousand
Fines
0.7%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Social services1.6%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

27%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$2.8 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$977 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$878 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$853 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$412 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$145 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$277 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$276 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Social services
1.6%$129 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$129 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Phillips 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 Phillips 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.