🗺 Every page — the whole flow
The votes
Open questionsElections — when, where, howVoter turnoutPriorities boardWhat came of itGet involved
The budget
▶ Take the 2-minute tourThe money trailYour tax bill, explainedGrants — money we could go getWho gets paidWhat the auditors reportedThe receipt — arithmetic checkedThe documentsHow every number is sourcedQuestions people ask — answered from the dataThe plain-words tour
Public needs
Our waterJails & prisons — from holding to buildingWho’s watching — cameras, plate readers, the rulesWho to call — county and state officesFind help
Dead ends & open questions
The docketThe calendarHow complete is this county?
Research for a better county
Receipts by railsFood sovereigntyGrow-opsThe food flywheelThe two potsFeeding the countyThe growing frontierThe grower’s almanacThe $400K blueprintThe research shelfThe precedents
The wider network
All countiesKindred workWhere we sit in the field
How to trust this
Where we standWhat we will never doHow this is securedThe traffic logOur storyReport a problem
Mississippi County, Arkansas · Mississippi County 2026 adopted budget

Mississippi County — the money trail

$52,345,777.92
This is Schedule A of the county's 2026 appropriation ordinance (O-2025-44), as filed with the state. It lists one 2026 appropriation for each office and fund. The General Fund plans to move $2,413,802.28 to other county funds (senior citizens and jail operations), so those dollars appear in both places. 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.
Cross-foots ✓ 8/8
Now you've seen it — say what matters. You don't write the budget; the people you elected do. But this is the record they answer to. Tell them what to lean into, or what to take a fresh look at, and why. Set the priorities.
✓ Sourced○ Cited◐ Partial⚠ Ambiguous✖ Dead end
✓ Sourced = cited to a document and the math re-adds to the dollar. ○ Cited = cited to a document, but the math isn't independently double-checked yet. Hover any mark for what it means.

Where it goes — $52,345,777.92 appropriated

▶County General Fund1000$18,930,176.5236%✓ Sourced
Printed as "Total County General Expenditures." This schedule prints one total per office, not category totals.
▶County Judge1000-0100$574,296.71✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk1000-0101$635,534.39✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk1000-0102$766,499.65✓ Sourced
▶County Treasurer1000-0103$514,712.87✓ Sourced
▶County Collector1000-0104$423,842.67✓ Sourced
▶County Tax Assessor1000-0105$831,464.32✓ Sourced
▶County Quorum Court1000-0107$239,188.09✓ Sourced
▶County Courthouses1000-0108$4,561,790.7✓ Sourced
▶County Election Office1000-0109$141,450✓ Sourced
▶Other County Expenses1000-0111$393,421.52✓ Sourced
▶County Health Department - Bly1000-0300$54,536.4✓ Sourced
▶County Health Department - Osc1000-0305$49,989.33✓ Sourced
▶Mental Health Court1000-0305$68,546.15✓ Sourced
The schedule prints code 1000.0305 for both this line and County Health Department - Osc.
▶County Sheriff Department1000-0400$5,400,298.1129% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court1000-0401$58,400✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Judge Dan Ritchey1000-0403$68,182.91✓ Sourced
▶Chickasawba District Civil Division1000-0409$73,255.28✓ Sourced
▶Osceola District Civil Division1000-0410$68,332.45✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Intake1000-0415$575,802.03✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney Office1000-0416$324,109.31✓ Sourced
▶Public Defender Office1000-0417$183,057.43✓ Sourced
▶County Coroner1000-0419$70,434.24✓ Sourced
▶Office of Emergency Management1000-0500$200,903.93✓ Sourced
▶Veterans Services1000-0800$108,575.75✓ Sourced
▶Cooperative Extension Office1000-0801$128,550✓ Sourced
▶Paupers & Welfare1000-0802$1,200✓ Sourced
▶Transfers Out to Other Funds1000-8888$2,413,802.28✓ Sourced
Money the General Fund moves to other county funds; the schedule marks it "(Sr.Cz. & Jail Opr)" (senior citizens and jail operations).
▶MSCO Insurance Account1002$18,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 1002.0118.
▶Inmate Incentive Program1004$17,200✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 1004.0418.
▶ARPA Revenue Replacement Fund1006$452,904.061%✓ Sourced
▶County Road Department2000$5,221,512.410%✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 2000.0200.
▶Additional Motor Fuel Tax-Act 416 of 20192003$159,246✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 2003.0200.
▶County Treasurer Automation3000$40,682.66✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3000.0103.
▶County Tax Collector Automation3001$98,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3001.0104.
▶Court Automation Act 18093002$9,100✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3002.0404.
▶Assessor Amendment 793004$34,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3004.0105.
▶County Clerk Automation3005$13,650✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3005.0101.
▶Circuit /Recorder 25% - Blytheville3006$21,500✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3006.0102.
▶County Library Fund3008$1,195,681.52%✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3008.0600.
▶Solid Waste/Landfill3009$4,336,841.648%✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3009.0700.
▶County Property Reappraisal3011$196,056✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3011.0117.
▶Circuit Clerk Child Support Fees3012$300✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3012.0102.
▶Communication/Radio Fund3014$67,150✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3014.0400.
▶Sheriff Drug Control Fund3015$5,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3015.0400.
▶MSCO Detention Center Act 11883017$94,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3017.0434.
▶Act 122 Boating Safety3019$1,500✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3019.0505.
▶E-911 Emergency/Flood Plain3020$552,313.191%✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3020.0501.
▶Public Defender User Fee Fund3024$9,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3024.0417.
▶MSCO Adult Drug Court3028$2,800✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3028.0405.
▶Juvenile Division of Circuit Court3031$20,400✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3031.0414.
▶Circuit Clerk Commissioners Fees3039$4,250✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3039.0102.
▶Opioid Settlement Fund-Adult Drug Court3048$15,616.06✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3048.0405.
▶County Hospital Fund3400$4,700,0009%✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3400.0302.
▶Senior Citizens Center3401$784,137.931%✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3401.0804.
▶Circuit/Recorder 25% - Osceola3404$18,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3404.0102.
▶Circuit/Recorder 75% @ Large3405$237,204.42✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3405.0102.
▶Sheriff Emergency Operations Fund3410$1,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3410.0400.
▶Economic Development Fund3414$9,412,084.3318%✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3414.0129.
▶County Sales Tax Fund3418$170,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3418.0119.
▶County Jail Operations Fund3498$5,044,263.4510%✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3498.0418.
▶Federal Grant Funds3502$100,000✓ Sourced
▶County Juvenile Grant Fund3504$4,535.23✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3504.0400.
▶Sheriff JAG Grant3512$14,000✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 3512.0400.
▶Blytheville Courthouse Construction Fund4800$145,646.84✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 4800.0108.
▶Osceola Courthouse Construction Fund4801$198,025.69✓ Sourced
Printed with department code 4801.0108.