County government · Pike County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pike County took in $8.6 million and spent $6.8 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 taxes51%State tax money30%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services4.4%

What stands out

36%

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

County taxes51%

Sales tax
36%$3.1 million
Property tax
12%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.2%$277 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$277 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$376 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$376 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$470 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$2.6 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$527 thousand
Fines
2.4%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Sent to other local governments9.2%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

9.2%

of Pike County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$987 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$890 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$250 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$490 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$443 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$416 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$790 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$790 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.2%$621 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$621 thousand
Social services
1.2%$83 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike 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 Pike 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.