County government · Polk County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Polk County took in $21.4 million and spent $12.2 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 money45%County taxes38%State tax money11%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services2.1%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes38%

Sales tax
30%$6.3 million
Property tax
7.3%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.3%$273 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$273 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$455 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$455 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money45%

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

From the federal government
45%$9.6 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.4 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$526 thousand
Fines
1.3%$270 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments20%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

20%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$886 thousand
  • Government buildings$242 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$823 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$709 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$153 thousand
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$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
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk 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 Polk 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.