County government · Union County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Union County took in $42.6 million and spent $38.6 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 taxes70%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.0%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes70%

Sales tax
47%$20.2 million
Property tax
22%$9.3 million
Other taxes
1.1%$488 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$488 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$898 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$344 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$4.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$3.8 million
Fines
2.3%$988 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments36%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

36%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
36%$13.8 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$13.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$352 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.1 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$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$741 thousand
  • Government buildings$482 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$728 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$617 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Social services
0.6%$218 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$218 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.