Drew County, Arkansas appropriated $14,912,137 for 2026, across 21 funds. The largest are General Fund ($6 million, 40%), One Cent Special Road Sales Tax Fund ($2.8 million, 19%), Road Fund ($2.6 million, 18%). Walk the whole money trail.
Lines whose names match the sheriff and the jail add to $2,782,235 in the 2026 budget (19% of the total): County Sheriff $1.5 million, County Jail $1.3 million, Sheriff's Communication Fund $10,000. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Lines whose names match roads add to $5,411,239 in the 2026 budget (36% of the total): One Cent Special Road Sales Tax Fund $2.8 million, Road Fund $2.6 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: 62 of 62 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 Monticello · Drew Central #5 schools (51.6 mills), taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $948 a year (about $79 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 Drew County Clerk (870-460-6260). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.
DHS (SNAP, Medicaid, ARKids): 444 Highway 425 N, Monticello, 870-367-6835; the state revenue office (car tags, titles, driver’s licenses): 506 West Gaines, Monticello, 870-367-5226; the health unit: 940 Scogin Dr, Monticello, 870-367-6234. Every county and state office in Drew County.
The latest state audit (FY2024): the auditors reported no findings. In their words: “The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.” Everything the auditors reported, with page numbers.
From one public document: Drew County 2026 budget, as filed with the state. Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.
2 open items, each a document still to get or a question the records raise: Reconcile General Fund; Reconcile 10th Judicial Dist. Circuit Division (General Fund). A gap means "not gathered yet," never "hidden." The docket.
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: Drew County. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.