County government · Prairie County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Prairie County took in $7.7 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.7%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
26%$2.0 million
Sales tax
25%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$590 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$548 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$83 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$2.3 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$27 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$396 thousand
Fines
2.5%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs22%Sent to other local governments8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Prairie 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
34%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$573 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$412 thousand
  • Fire protection$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$718 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$481 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$411 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$676 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$676 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$355 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$355 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$98 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$98 thousand
Social services
1.2%$92 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$92 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prairie 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 Prairie 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.