County Commons · Arkansas

Arkansas: state government and every county

The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 75 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.

3,088,354 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.4% since 2020) · 75 counties

The state's money — Arkansas state government, fiscal 2023

The state government took in $29.7 billion and spent $27.6 billion · $8,944 per resident. It owed $7.8 billion in debt at year's end.

Of every $100 it spends

Education$37.61 · $10.4 billion

Public welfare$35.09 · $9.7 billion

Highways$7.72 · $2.1 billion

Hospitals$5.73 · $1.6 billion

Other and unallocable$4.39 · $1.2 billion

Governmental administration$3.64 · $1 billion

Correction$1.46 · $403.1 million

Natural resources$1.35 · $374 million

Health$1.33 · $367.1 million

Interest on general debt$0.80 · $222.2 million

Police protection$0.53 · $146.9 million

Parks and recreation$0.33 · $91 million

✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $27.6 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.

Where its money comes from

Taxes$12.8 billion

General sales tax$5 billion

Individual income tax$3.1 billion

Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$1.7 billion

Property tax (state share)$1.4 billion

Corporate income tax$838.2 million

License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$434.2 million

Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$245.9 million

From other governments (mostly federal aid)$12.1 billion

Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$3.1 billion

Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$1.7 billion

Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$2.6 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.

State government — official sites

Official state website: portal.arkansas.gov
Governor: Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Source: USA.gov state government directory.

Voting

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-02. Absentee application due (by mail, email, or fax): 2026-10-27. Absentee ballot hand-delivered by you: last day: 2026-10-30. Election Day — and mailed absentee ballots must arrive: 2026-11-03. Provisional ballot: show your ID by noon: 2026-11-09. General runoff (only where a race needs one): 2026-12-01.

Source: Arkansas Secretary of State, 2026 election calendar · Fayetteville Flyer, Oct. 5, 2026 · sos.arkansas.gov — voting in Arkansas

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