County government · Yell County, AR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yell County took in $510 thousand and spent $511 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes96%State tax money3.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

96%

of Yell County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes96%

Property tax
96%$488 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$19 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries97%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

97%

of Yell County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
97%$496 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$496 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yell 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 Yell 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.