Arkansas · county 05083

Logan County, Arkansas: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Logan County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source.

21,457 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.6% since 2020)
709 square miles of land · 30 people per square mile

Logan County has a full County Commons site. The budget line by line, your tax bill explained, audits, local offices and elections: loganar.countycommons.us →

How Logan County compares — against the other counties in Arkansas

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Logan County

18 active community water systems list Logan County in the area they serve, reporting 36,951 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

NE YELL COUNTY WATER ASSOC
buys surface water · local government · AR0000697
7,198 served
PARIS WATERWORKS
surface water · local government · AR0000328
4,935 served
MILLTOWN-WASHBURN WATER USERS
buys surface water · local government · AR0000773
4,325 served
RIVERSOUTH RURAL WATER DIST
buys surface water · local government · AR0000674
4,275 served
BOONEVILLE WATERWORKS
surface water · local government · AR0000326
3,847 served
EAST LOGAN CO RURAL WATER
buys surface water · local government · AR0000809
2,263 served
SOUTH LOGAN COUNTY WATER
buys surface water · private · AR0000851
2,087 served
SCRANTON WATERWORKS
buys surface water · local government · AR0000330
1,542 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 38 people were held in Logan County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2019), or 287 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2014 it was about 30.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

4 school districts have their office in Logan County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

BOONEVILLE SCH DIST1,344 students

Spent $16.8 million — $14.7 million to run schools, about $10,908 per student, plus $1.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $12.2 million state, $4.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.7 million.

PARIS SCH DIST 71,083 students

Spent $14.8 million — $13.9 million to run schools, about $12,880 per student, plus $651,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.4 million local (mostly property tax), $9.9 million state, $3.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.2 million.

MAGAZINE SCH DIST493 students

Spent $7.8 million — $7.3 million to run schools, about $14,815 per student, plus $246,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $924,000 local (mostly property tax), $5 million state, $2.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $6.9 million.

SCRANTON SCH DIST437 students

Spent $6 million — $5.2 million to run schools, about $11,920 per student, plus $663,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $939,000 local (mostly property tax), $4.3 million state, $836,000 federal. Long-term debt: $2.7 million.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Logan County beside Arkansas

Life expectancy71.2 years · Arkansas 73.7 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance8.9% · Arkansas 10.0%
Children in poverty22.5% · Arkansas 20.2%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)19.2% · Arkansas 18.6%
Households with broadband internet78.8% · Arkansas 84.7%
Households with severe housing problems10.9% · Arkansas 13.2%
Drug overdose deaths per 100,00018.8 · Arkansas 19.8
Residents per primary care doctor5,304 · Arkansas 1,478
Residents per mental health provider4,280 · Arkansas 368
Unemployment4.0% · Arkansas 3.3%
Median household income$51,290 · Arkansas $58,748

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Logan County about $12.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$6.6 million a year · Relatively Low
Tornado$1.8 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Heat wave$856,546 a year · Relatively Low
Ice storm$643,236 a year · Relatively High
Cold wave$568,109 a year · Relatively Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

152 bridges in Logan County: 30 in good condition, 109 fair, and 13 poor (8.6%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

State Highway 22
over Short Mountain Creek · built 1928
7,000 vehicles a day
SH 22-Logan Co.
over Six Mile Creek Relief · built 1928
4,800 vehicles a day
SH 23-Logan Co.
over Petit Jean River Relief · built 1961
2,900 vehicles a day
State Highway 109
over Cane Creek Logan Co. · built 1960
1,400 vehicles a day
State Highway 309
over Six Mile Canal-Logan Co. · built 1966
1,300 vehicles a day
Barber Road
over Greasy Creek-Logan Co. · built 1970
998 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $-339,716 of work in Logan County in fiscal 2025, about $-16 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062
closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699
closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661
closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064
closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)
Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026
closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778
closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222
closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708
closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

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

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Logan County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Logan County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

More of Arkansas: the state government and every county in Arkansas.

Nearby counties: Franklin County (22 mi) · Yell County (23 mi) · Johnson County (28 mi) · Sebastian County (31 mi) · Scott County (31 mi) · Crawford County (38 mi).