County government · Pulaski County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pulaski County took in $258 million and spent $262 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.8%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

46%

of Pulaski County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes77%

Sales tax
46%$118 million
Property tax
30%$78.2 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$15.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$9.7 million
  • Garbage collection$5.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$4.8 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$27.9 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$7.7 million
Fines
1.8%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

41%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
41%$108 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$108 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$67.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$35.0 million
  • Police$16.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$52.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$16.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$19.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$6.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$571 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$571 thousand
Social services
0.1%$366 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$366 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$31 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pulaski County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Pulaski 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.