County government · Poinsett County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Poinsett County took in $14.9 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes65%State tax money19%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.6%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

43%

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

County taxes65%

Sales tax
43%$6.4 million
Property tax
19%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.5%$376 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$376 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$836 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$831 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$97 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.8 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.0 million
Fines
3.2%$477 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

17%

of Poinsett 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
40%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$622 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$2.4 million
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$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$893 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$863 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$481 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$300 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$285 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Social services
1.3%$188 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$188 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Poinsett County. 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 Poinsett 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.