County government · Saline County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Saline County took in $53.1 million and spent $44.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money17%Fines and other11%Fees for services (airport, sewer)9.3%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
40%$21.3 million
Sales tax
17%$9.2 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Airport$661 thousand
  • Sewer$449 thousand
  • Water$403 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$1.2 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$8.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$3.8 million
Fines
3.7%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

27%

of Saline County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$496 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$13.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$11.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
  • Airports$919 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$972 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$486 thousand
  • Water supply$486 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$810 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$784 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Social services
0.5%$232 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$232 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$196 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$196 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saline County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Saline 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.