County government · Sharp County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharp County took in $22.8 million and spent $20.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes30%Federal tax money7.4%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services2.2%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes30%

Sales tax
22%$5.0 million
Property tax
6.9%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.5%$334 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$334 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$495 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$495 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$1.7 million

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$12.7 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$134 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$495 thousand
Fines
2.0%$468 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments7.4%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

64%

of Sharp 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
64%$12.8 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$11.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$521 thousand
  • Government buildings$360 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$303 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$974 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$439 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$1.5 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$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$355 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$211 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$195 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Social services
0.4%$77 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sharp County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sharp 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.