County government · Pope County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pope County took in $41.2 million and spent $39.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%Fines and other15%Fees for services13%State tax money12%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

35%

of Pope County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes56%

Sales tax
35%$14.5 million
Property tax
18%$7.4 million
Other taxes
2.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$1.5 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$4.8 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$658 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.9 million
Fines
2.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals14%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

22%

of Pope County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$664 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$172 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$8.6 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$8.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$6.8 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$242 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$5.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
Social services
0.4%$176 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pope 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 Pope 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.