BENTON COUNTY finances
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BENTON COUNTY
County in Arkansas (Benton County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 302,863.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $142.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $7.8 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $10.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $7.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $14.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $48,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $99.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $6.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $74,000 | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $74.2 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $183.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $105.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $4.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $20.7 million |
| Correction Insts | $20.2 million |
| General NEC | $19.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $14.9 million |
| Health | $6.6 million |
| Judicial | $5.5 million |
| Central Staff | $5.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.7 million |
| Correction NEC | $3.0 million |
| Water Utilities | $709,000 |
| Local Fire Protection | $692,000 |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $663,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $488,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $102,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $5.4 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $128,000 |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $7.0 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $865,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $7.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $14.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $48,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $20.2 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $3.0 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $278,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $5.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $5.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $6.6 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $13.8 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $102,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $20.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $488,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $663,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $15.2 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $461,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $414,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $55,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $4.5 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $248,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $23,000 |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $51,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $74.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $51.5 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $88.1 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $2.6 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $4.8 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.9 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $3.1 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 051007203944.