County government · Sevier County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sevier County took in $15.3 million and spent $30.3 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 taxes68%State tax money16%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)4.1%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes68%

Sales tax
55%$8.4 million
Property tax
12%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.3%$357 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$621 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$487 thousand
  • Airport$99 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$327 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$809 thousand
Fines
3.9%$594 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals59%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments6.9%Running the government and other costs5.1%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

59%

of Sevier County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
59%$17.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$17.6 million
  • Public health$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$214 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Airports$159 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$2.1 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$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$643 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$619 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$276 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$171 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$158 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Social services
0.3%$85 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sevier 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 Sevier 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.