County government · St Francis County, AR

St. Francis County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Francis County took in $10.1 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Fines and other30%Fees for services (sewer)23%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes46%

Sales tax
33%$3.3 million
Property tax
13%$1.3 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Sewer$977 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$116 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
19%$1.9 million
Fines
11%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

20%

of St. Francis County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Francis 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 St. Francis 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.