County government · Randolph County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Randolph County took in $10.4 million and spent $9.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%State tax money25%Federal tax money21%Fines and other14%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.7%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes33%

Sales tax
22%$2.3 million
Property tax
11%$1.1 million

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$801 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$411 thousand
  • Other service charges$390 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$2.1 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$2.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.2 million
Fines
2.9%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

39%

of Randolph County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$316 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$506 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$506 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$299 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$297 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Social services
0.7%$66 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Randolph 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 Randolph 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.