Jefferson County, Arkansas appropriated $39,595,853 for 2026, across 39 funds. The largest are General Fund ($12.9 million, 33%), Adult Jail ($6.1 million, 15%), Road Department ($5.9 million, 15%). Walk the whole money trail.
Lines whose names match the sheriff and the jail add to $10,325,753 in the 2026 budget (26% of the total): Adult Jail $6.1 million, Sheriff $2.6 million, Sheriff/Sales and Use Tax $1.5 million, Adult Jail Medical Fund $53,043, Justice Equitable Sharing-Sheriff $35,047. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Lines whose names match roads add to $5,948,298 in the 2026 budget (15% of the total): Road Department $5.9 million. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Yes. Every total marked complete is checked against the sum of its parts, to the cent: 9 of 9 checks pass. Where the county's own pages disagree, the money trail keeps the printed number and says so. See every check.
For a $150,000 home in Pine Bluff · Dollarway #2 schools (67.3 mills), taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $1,419 a year (about $118 a month). Enter your own value to see where every dollar goes, by government and by what it pays for.
The next election is the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting runs Oct 19 to Nov 2. Your election office is the Jefferson County Clerk (870-541-5322). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.
DHS (SNAP, Medicaid, ARKids): 912 S. Poplar, Pine Bluff, 870-534-4200; the state revenue office (car tags, titles, driver’s licenses): 2801 Olive Street, Space 7C, Pine Bluff, 870-535-4564; the health unit: 3801 S Hickory St, Pine Bluff, 870-535-2142. Every county and state office in Jefferson County.
The latest state audit (FY2024): the auditors reported findings. In their words: “The result of our tests disclosed instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards and which are described in the Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting section as item 2024-1 and in this section as 2024-2.” Everything the auditors reported, with page numbers.
From one public document: Jefferson County 2026 budget, as filed with the state. Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.
Yes, free: the 2026 budget as CSV (opens in any spreadsheet) or as JSON. Each row has its fund-and-department path, amount, and source document and page. Please cite the original document; County Commons is a guide to it.
No. County Commons is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-built project with no affiliation with any government. Official sites: Jefferson County. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.