County government · Stone County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stone County took in $10.7 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)22%State tax money21%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.4%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes42%

Sales tax
26%$2.7 million
Property tax
14%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.3%$354 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$354 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$490 thousand
  • Other service charges$348 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.2 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.3%$249 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments5.7%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

11%

of Stone 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
28%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$270 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$180 thousand
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.8 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$760 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$520 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$335 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$868 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$600 thousand
  • Water supply$268 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$434 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$434 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$329 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$286 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Social services
0.7%$53 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stone 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 Stone 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.