County government · Sebastian County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sebastian County took in $79.3 million and spent $91.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%State tax money9.6%Fines and other9.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.1%Local tax money3.8%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes71%

Sales tax
45%$35.4 million
Property tax
24%$18.8 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$1.0 million

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$7.6 million

Local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.8%$3.0 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$5.7 million
Fines
2.3%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

36%

of Sebastian County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
36%$32.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$29.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$485 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$15.4 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$6.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$637 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Social services
0.6%$588 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$588 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$165 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$163 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$163 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sebastian 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 Sebastian 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.