Dallas County, Arkansas appropriated $8,541,856 for 2026, across 30 funds. The largest are County General ($4.6 million, 53%), Road ($1.6 million, 18%), Solid Waste ($1.3 million, 15%). Walk the whole money trail.
Lines whose names match the sheriff and the jail add to $2,545,416 in the 2026 budget (30% of the total): Jail $1.6 million, Sheriff $731,540, Sheriff Commissary Fund $106,200, Jail Incarceration Operation & Maintenance $77,400, County Detention Facility Fund $12,600. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Lines whose names match roads add to $1,554,578 in the 2026 budget (18% of the total): Road $1.6 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: 58 of 58 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 Fordyce · Fordyce #39 schools (50.2 mills), taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $906 a year (about $76 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 Dallas County Clerk (870-352-2307). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.
DHS (SNAP, Medicaid, ARKids): 1202 West 3rd Street, Fordyce, 870-352-5115; the state revenue office (car tags, titles, driver’s licenses): 116 West 3rd, Fordyce, 870-352-3588; the health unit: 201 N Spring St, PO Box 647, Fordyce, 870-352-7197. Every county and state office in Dallas County.
The latest state audit (FY2024): the auditors reported findings. In their words: “During our evaluation, another issue came to our attention that would warrant disclosure in this report. Other Issue: Five checks, totaling $189,401, were altered and cashed from the County's Operating Fund account on September 4, 2024.” Everything the auditors reported, with page numbers.
From one public document: Dallas County 2026 budget, as filed with the state. Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.
3 open items, each a document still to get or a question the records raise: Reconcile County General; Reconcile Jail (County General); Reconcile Equalization Board (County General). 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. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.