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Crittenden County, Arkansas · Crittenden County 2026 adopted budget

Crittenden County — the money trail

$33,095,160.91
This is Crittenden County's 2026 approved budget as filed with the state. We used the 2026 column, which the book labels 'Amount Requested'. Each fund total matches the county's own budget totals page. Click any number to see exactly where it comes from. Where the trail goes dark, it becomes a numbered issue in the docket. New here? Read our story or take the plain-words tour.
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Where it goes — $33,095,160.91 appropriated

▶County General Fund1000$14,523,637.3644%✓ Sourced
▶County Judge1000-0100$659,999.28✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$290,656✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$13,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$353,443.28✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,500✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk1000-0101$759,577.88✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$625,077.88✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$73,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$41,500✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$20,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk1000-0102$955,120.46✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$812,120.46✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$83,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$10,000✓ Sourced
▶County Treasurer1000-0103$362,059.11✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$354,926.11✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$7,133✓ Sourced
▶County Tax Collector1000-0104$613,460.29✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$454,883.57✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$9,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$109,576.72✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$40,000✓ Sourced
▶County Tax Assessor1000-0105$964,373.92✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$727,753.2✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$177,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$51,120.72✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$8,000✓ Sourced
▶Magistrates1000-0107$246,035.61✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$228,035.61✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$18,000✓ Sourced
▶Maintenance and Insurance1000-0108$2,996,923.97✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$154,320.55✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$181,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$161,203.42✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,500,000✓ Sourced
▶Elections1000-0109$274,272.77✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$154,071.4✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$12,600✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$107,601.37✓ Sourced
▶Retired Employees1000-0131$4,500✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed in the 2026 column; only the department total.
▶Public Health1000-0300$139,850✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$37,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$33,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$51,850✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$17,000✓ Sourced
▶County Sheriff1000-0400$3,869,796.5827% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$3,869,796.58✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court1000-0401$81,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$81,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Alexander1000-0402$102,126.16✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$67,626.16✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$22,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$12,000✓ Sourced
▶District Court1000-0409$490,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$490,000✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile1000-0414$1,028,796.03✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$969,900.03✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$26,300✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$22,596✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney1000-0416$456,197.54✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$358,209.54✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$19,614✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$71,874✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$6,500✓ Sourced
▶Public Defender1000-0417$292,502.46✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$240,202.46✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$15,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$36,800✓ Sourced
▶County Coroner1000-0419$150,225.22✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$133,949.22✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$10,276✓ Sourced
The printed Supplies total also includes the coroner's 3000-series lines (phones, travel, fleet liability, dues, training).
▶Capital outlay$6,000✓ Sourced
▶Veteran's Service1000-0800$76,820.08✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$75,720.08✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$600✓ Sourced
▶ARPA Revenue1006-0100$1,276,256.474%✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,276,256.47100% of fund✓ Sourced
Printed only as 'Total'; the one line in it is (3104) Community Assistance, a 3000-series line.
▶County Museum1800-0600$88,870.52✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$40,359.9745% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$13,696✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$17,060✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$17,754.55✓ Sourced
▶County Road2000-0200$3,590,788.3711%✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$1,237,318.8434% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,222,80034% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$109,754.53✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$1,020,91528% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Road Wholesale Fuel Tax2003-0200$185,5001%✓ Sourced
No grand total line is printed; the fund total is its only category total, and it matches the budget totals page (p. 4).
▶Capital outlay$185,500100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer's Automation3000-0103$45,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$40,50089% of fund✓ Sourced
Printed only as 'Total' under the Supplies heading.
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Collector's Automation Fund3001-0104$156,027.42✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$92,527.4259% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$53,50034% of fund✓ Sourced
Printed only as 'Total' under the Supplies heading; it includes two 3000-series lines (internet, other miscellaneous).
▶Capital outlay$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Court Automation Fund3002-0102$7,500✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$7,500100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Homestead3004-0105$38,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$10,50027% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$8,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$20,00052% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Court Recorders Fund3006-0102$258,019.251%✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$258,019.25100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Library3008-0600$479,332.871%✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$421,800.588% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$37,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$18,032.37✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,000✓ Sourced
▶County Sanitation3009-0700$80,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$80,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Property Reappraisal3011-0105$196,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$196,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Drug Control Fund3015-0100$5,000✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed in the 2026 column; only the fund total.
▶County Jail3017-0418$9,718,135.5129%✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$7,123,395.8273% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,355,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$664,739.69✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$575,000✓ Sourced
▶Search and Rescue3019-0400$11,064✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$400✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,65042% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$6,01454% of fund✓ Sourced
▶9-1-13020-0501$2,342,029.147%✓ Sourced
▶Personnel services$2,127,187.1491% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$132,300✓ Sourced
▶Other supplies$57,542✓ Sourced
Printed as 'Other Supplies'; its lines are 3000-series lines (telephone, travel, electricity, training).
▶Capital outlay$25,000✓ Sourced
▶Adult Drug Court Act 4903028-0401$5,000✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed in the 2026 column; only the fund total.
▶Circuit Clerk Commission Fees3039-0102$16,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$16,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Late Assessment Fee3042-0105$13,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$6,50050% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$6,50050% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Police Radar & Equip3404-0409$4,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$4,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶EAYS3502-0100$32,500✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed in the 2026 column; only the fund total.
▶Law Library6009-0100$22,500✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed in the 2026 column; only the fund total.