County government · White County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), White County took in $48.2 million and spent $38.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%State tax money12%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services4.4%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

59%

of White County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes75%

Sales tax
59%$28.3 million
Property tax
14%$6.9 million
Other taxes
1.5%$708 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$708 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.1 million

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%$563 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$5.9 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$2.1 million
Fines
3.2%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking25%Sent to other local governments22%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

22%

of White County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$543 thousand
  • Fire protection$418 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Sent to other local governments
22%$8.7 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$8.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$664 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$217 thousand
Social services
1.3%$511 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$511 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White 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 White 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.