County government · Woodruff County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodruff County took in $7.3 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money24%Federal tax money9.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.6%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes54%

Sales tax
27%$2.0 million
Property tax
24%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.5%$179 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$485 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$415 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$713 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
3.0%$218 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$177 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking22%Sent to other local governments12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

12%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$690 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$476 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$408 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$741 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$504 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$67 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$709 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$709 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$355 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$344 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$214 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$214 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$180 thousand
Social services
1.2%$67 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Woodruff 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 Woodruff 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.