City government · Clay County, AR

Piggott's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Piggott took in $35.9 million and spent $37.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)90%City taxes6.6%Federal tax money1.8%State tax money1.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

90%

of Piggott's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes6.6%

Sales tax
5.6%$2.0 million
Property tax
0.7%$257 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$99 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$32.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$26.2 million
  • Electric power$4.7 million
  • Water$505 thousand
  • Sewer$456 thousand
  • Garbage collection$283 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$634 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$372 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$264 thousand
Fines
0.2%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Running the government and other costs1.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

78%

of Piggott's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
78%$29.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$29.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.5 million
  • Sewer systems$501 thousand
  • Water supply$446 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$300 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$767 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$687 thousand
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$669 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$538 thousand
  • Airports$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.3%$481 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$473 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$177 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$177 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$148 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$98 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Piggott. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Piggott 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.