County government · Van Buren County, AR

Van Buren County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Van Buren County took in $21.0 million and spent $13.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Federal tax money24%State tax money14%Fines and other7.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.3%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
25%$5.3 million
Sales tax
22%$4.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$204 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$685 thousand
  • Garbage collection$638 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$5.0 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.0 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$1.2 million
Fines
2.0%$413 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Sent to other local governments5.3%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

5.3%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$694 thousand
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$743 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$281 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$735 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$735 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$720 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$720 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$708 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$708 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$350 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$297 thousand
  • Hospitals$53 thousand
Social services
2.0%$266 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$266 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Van Buren County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Van Buren 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.