County government · Searcy County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Searcy County took in $11.6 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money55%County taxes22%State tax money18%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)1.7%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

55%

of Searcy County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes22%

Property tax
12%$1.4 million
Sales tax
7.3%$850 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$250 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$250 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$196 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$175 thousand
  • Airport$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money55%

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

From the federal government
55%$6.4 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$71 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$206 thousand
Fines
1.6%$181 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

40%

of Searcy County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$489 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.1 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$734 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$732 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$57 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$52 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$575 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$575 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$384 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$312 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$202 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$202 thousand
Social services
0.9%$49 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Searcy 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 Searcy 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.